A lucky lotto player has told how he’ scooped two huge six-figure sum wins in just 30 months.

Raymond Harrington – from the city of Norfolk city, in the US state of Virginia – says he has won nearly GBP 350,000 (USD 428,140) in total.

His latest breathtaking win – worth GBP 244,179 (USD 300,000) – came from a Diamond Bonus Crossword scratch-off ticket he had bought at the Rite Aid at 525 West 21st Street last month (February).

The cash joins a GBP 101,731 (USD 125,000) win that came from a draw in a different Virginia Lottery game he won in July 2020.

Raymond said in a statement obtained by Newsflash from Virginia Lottery: “The scratchers were calling out to me.

“I scratched it, and I thought I’d won maybe USD 200 [GBP 162] or so.”

He told lottery officials he intends to invest his latest winnings, when he collected his prize on 24th February.

Virginia Lottery said: “Diamond Bonus Crossword (game #2215) is an exciting scratcher from the Virginia Lottery, featuring prizes ranging from USD 10 [GBP 8.14] to USD 300,000 [GBP 244,179].

“The chances of winning the top prize in this game are 1 in 979,200. The chances of winning any prize are 1 in 3.69.

“All Virginia Lottery profits go to K-12 education in Virginia.

“Mr. Harrington lives in Virginia Beach, which received more than USD 37.3 million [GBP 30.3 million] in Lottery funds for K-12 education last fiscal year.

“In Fiscal Year 2022, the Lottery raised more than USD 779 million [GBP 634 million] for K-12 education, making up approximately 10 percent of Virginia’s total K-12 school budget.

“With all gaming, please play responsibly.”