Local restaurateur wins big money in lottery – for the second time this year
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| Haj-Assaad [Virginia Lottery] |
Less than five months after Annandale resident Hussein Haj-Assaad won $250,000 in the Virginia Lottery, he bought another winning ticket netting him $200,000.
The first time he won, Haj-Assaad said he planned to invest the winnings in the restaurant he owns, Raouche Café, on Gallows Road in Merrifield. This time, he told the Virginia Lottery he might open a second restaurant.
He bought the winning ticket in the Money Mania game at the E&C Mobil station at 2919 Gallows Road in Merrifield, the same place where he purchased a winning ticket for the 50x the Money game last spring.
The Money Mania scratcher game features prizes ranging from $20 to $250,000. The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 367,200. The odds of winning any prize in this game are 1 in 3. Haj-Assaad is the first person to claim the game’s top prize, which means nine more remain unclaimed.
4 responses to “Local restaurateur wins big money in lottery – for the second time this year”
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It's not uncommon for people to win multiple times. Some scratchers are in fact easier to pick winners. This article on WIRED from a few years ago is still relevent. https://www.wired.com/2011/01/ff_lottery/
That was a really interesting article. Thanks.
I taught one of his sons and have eaten at the restaurant many times! Could not happen to a better family. Very excited for the Haj-Assaads!
Congratulations, Mr. Haj-Assaad! Now I want to buy a lottery ticket at that Mobil, haha.