A man in Virginia Beach ... the state's lottery organization wearing a black hoodie and holding a large green Virginia Lottery check with his prize amount imprinted on the front.

I just wanted to hold on to that ... about visiting the Lottery. I knew that was a good sign,” they said, according to the release. Even then, they still didn’t check the numbers, officials ...

“It’s changed my life,” the winner said. It’s not the first time a lottery player has waited to check a lucky ticket. In California, a man forgot about his ticket before learning he was ...

Photo by Arkansas Scholarship Lottery An Arkansas man woke up to check his lottery results, holding out a sliver of hope that he was about to win big. “Oh, I won $7,” the half-asleep ...

A California man bought $10 lottery tickets and won a big prize. Getty Images/iStockphoto A man thought he won $1,000 on a lottery ticket in California, but the prize ended up being much larger.