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November 7, 2005
 Perry Warday of Richmond had a feeling that someday he would win a big Virginia Lottery prize. “One day, I’m going to hit,” he often said.
He was right.
The day was November 1, 2005. He entered the 301 Express at 2012 Maury Street in Richmond and looked at the Virginia Lottery scratch ticket on display. When he saw a game called The Apprentice, he pointed to it and said, “That’s my ticket!”
When he scratched the ticket, it looked like a top prize winner. So he excitedly showed it to the clerk with the words, “Tell me this is what it looks like!”
But he already knew it was a $100,000 winner. Mr. Wardell, who works as a car wash attendant, says he will take care of his family with his winnings.
The Apprentice is one of more than 60 scratch games currently offered by the Virginia Lottery. It is based on the popular reality show of the same name that features Donald Trump. Prizes range from $5 all the way up to $100,000. Since Mr. Wardell is the first player to win the top prize, there are still two top prize tickets out there.
All Virginia Lottery profits go to K-12 public school education in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In fiscal year 2005, the Lottery turned over more than $423 million for education.
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