Father Gives Son $1 Million Lottery Ticket As Wedding Gift

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (WKRC) – A father gave his son a $1 million lottery ticket as a wedding gift.

Aaron Andrews got married in April and lived with his wife in his father’s basement until his father gave him a $1 million lottery ticket.

His father, an avid lottery player, bought a ticket for the Virginia Lottery’s Cash4Life drawing and ended up matching the first five winning numbers, winning a choice of $1,000 every week for life or a one-time cash option of $1 million.

Instead of choosing that himself, he gave the ticket to his son as a wedding gift. Aaron chose the cash option, making it a $1 million wedding gift.

“I have a wonderful father who has always taken care of me,” Aaron told Virginia Lottery officials as he cashed in the winning ticket.

The winning numbers for the August 3 drawing were 25-35-36-41-59 and the Cash Ball number was 2. The father used Easy Pick and let the computer randomly select the numbers on the ticket.

Aaron said he’s looking forward to buying a house with his bride.

“This was the best way to get him out of my basement,” Aaron’s father said.