Cynthia Harriel of Newport News describes herself as “kind of a fisherman.” She will have the opportunity to learn more when she takes the outdoor adventure she won in the Virginia Lottery’s Bass Pro Shops® Sweepstakes. Her non-winning ticket was one of two selected in the June 8 drawing to take the top prize.

“It floored me. It was a shock,” she told Lottery officials. “This is kind of a new experience for me.”

With six outdoor adventures to choose from, she selected a 5-day Florida Trophy Redfish trip, valued at $23,000.

Along with Ms. Harriel, the other top winner of the June 8 drawing was Dennis Tate of Stafford.

Two additional top-prize winners were drawn on April 20. Each of the four sweepstakes winners get to choose one of six exciting outdoor adventures. The Virginia Lottery is also awarding more than 1,200 Bass Pro Shops® merchandise prize packs and 1,000 Bass Pro Shops® $100 gift cards in the two drawings. The two drawings had a combined total of more than 163,000 entries.

The Bass Pro Shops® Scratcher is one of the Virginia Lottery’s most popular games. It features cash prizes ranging from $5 to $75,000.