After arguing with boyfriend, woman wins nearly $200,000 lottery: 'It just doesn't seem re

A Virginia woman is in high spirits after she wonnearly $200,000 playing a Lucky 7s Tripler game.On July 2, the state lottery announced that ChyanneCreel of Roanoke was the winner of the $177,777 prize.Creel had reportedly gotten into anargument with her boyfriend Joshua, and thetwo had decided to go on a drive to cool off.When the couple later stopped for gasat a station in Vinton, Creel asked her partner toget a drink along with some scratcher tickets.One of those tickets wasapparently a Lucky 7s Tripler game.If a “777” symbol is revealed, the playerwins triple the prize of the given symbol.When Creel scratched her ticket, shepurportedly told Joshua, “Come look at this!”That was when the two knew what to do.“We turned right around!” Joshua told VirginiaLottery officials after redeeming the ticket.According to the state lottery, there is stillone more unclaimed $177,777 prize in the game.But the chances of winning the top prizeare slim. The odds are about 1 in 1,040,400.With those figures in mind, it’s unsurprising thatCreel and her boyfriend were shocked by the suddenturn of events. “It just doesn’t seem real,” she said