Virginia man John Willis won $2 million in the April 29 Mega Millions drawing — and he initially didn't even realize he possessed the winning ticket. Willis had a 1 in 12,629,232 chance of winning that day,

The winning numbers in Wednesday's drawing of the "Virginia Cash Pop" game were: You also can respond to a story: Submit a letter to the editor.

However, one ticket sold in New Jersey won a prize of $40,000 for matching four of the five white balls and the gold Mega ball. The New Jersey Lottery said that prize is normally $10,000 but it was boosted to $40,000 because of the 4X multiplier. The lucky ticket was sold at Mike’s Deli on Oak Hill Road in Red Bank, lottery officials said.

A Virginia woman went to the store for baking soda and came home with a big lottery win, officials said. Melinda Jacques won a top prize worth $100,000 from the Lincoln scratcher game, the Virginia Lottery said in a July 2 news release.

The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Virginia Pick 3 Evening" game were: You also can respond to a story: Submit a letter to the editor.

The Virginia Lottery offers a scratcher called "Cash Game" which has prizes ranging from $5 to $100,000. So far, two top prizes have been claimed, leaving one more unclaimed.

Virginia collected a record $779.6 million in profits from the lottery in fiscal 2022, all of which goes to K-12 public school education. The lottery accounts for about 10% of Virginia’s total K ...

The Virginia Lottery released its June casino activity report, revealing Hard Rock’s total adjusted gross revenue (AGR) last month was $21,442,596.05. According to the