A US man's gamble to buy 25 identical lottery tickets paid off when his numbers came up.
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Raymond Harrington purchased the $1 tickets at a store in Virginia and ended up winning the jackpot 25 times over, earning $125,000 (£95,000) in prize money.
Harrington admits he made a spur of the moment decision to buy the identical tickets.
He said: ''Something just told me to play 25 times.''
His gamble paid off when his number combination - 4-6-4-0 - came up.
Harrington's tickets all won the $5,000 top prize, earning him a total of $125,000.
He is planning to spend the winnings to help his two sons, both of whom are studying at college.