Paul Corcoran of Fitchburg, Massachusetts took home $2 million after accidentally purchasing an extra Powerball ticket last week.

Virginia has become one of the nation’s top states for gaming and most of the state’s oversight is handled through the Virginia Lottery – an agency that has grown 20% larger to accommodate those responsibilities.

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.

The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Virginia Pick 3 Evening" game were: (zero, eight, nine, Bonus: nine)

The odds of you winning the lottery are pretty low. The chance of you winning the EuroMillions jackpot with one ticket, for instance, is 1 in 139,838,160. Say you decided to double your chances by purchasing another ticket, you'd still only have a chance of 2 in 139,838,160.

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

“Hey, someone won at that little bodega!” Willis first said when he found out someone in his area had won the haul, per the release. He said that his girlfriend then prompted him to check his own ticket from the bodega, at which point he discovered he was in possession of the winning ticket.

The winning numbers in Wednesday's drawing of the "Virginia Cash 5 with EZ Match" game were: (fifteen, sixteen, twenty-six, thirty-two, thirty-five)

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The new acting director of the West Virginia Lottery is no stranger to the multifaceted operation. David Bradley, who has worked with the lottery for 35 years, was appointed to the position late last month by Gov. Patrick Morrisey.

Virginia Championship Wrestling (VCW) is bringing its flagship event – “The Liberty Lottery” – to the Portsmouth Pavilion on Saturday, July 19. It’s the 18th time VCW has put on “The Liberty Lottery,” which those involved call VCW’s version of “WrestleMania.