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"I almost did a backflip!" Roanoke man takes home $100,000 in lottery game


James Bandy, III (Virginia Lottery)
James Bandy, III (Virginia Lottery)
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ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) -- A Roanoke man is $100,000 richer thanks to the Virginia Lottery's Cash 5 game.

James Bandy, III said he was checking the winning numbers when he realized he'd matched all five numbers and won the biggest prize.

"I almost did a backflip!" the Roanoke man later said.

Bandy bought his ticket at the 7-Eleven on Grandin Road, SW in Roanoke for the drawing on October 22.

The winning numbers for that drawing were 1-9-18-31-32.

Bandy, who works in real estate, said he no immediate plans for his winnings.

Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11p.m. The odds of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.

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