To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball. The odds of scoring a jackpot prize are 1 in 302,575,350. Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state. Officials have announced they will cost $5 starting in April.

All Virginia Lottery profits go to K-12 education in Virginia. Richmond received more than $27.9 million in Lottery funds for K-12 education last fiscal year. In Fiscal Year 2024, the Lottery raised more than $934 million for K-12 education, making up approximately 10 percent of Virginia’s total K-12 school budget.

An American man who joked about winning the lottery to his coworkers, didn't know he’d actually hit the jackpot minutes later. According to the Virginia Lottery, George Hurt bought four scratch-off tickets from a gas station store and one of them won him $1 million – that’s over Rs.

On October 21, a retailer bonus presentation was held at a convenience store in Roanoke after a man won $1,000,000 on a scratch-off ticket. (Photo Credit: Dustin Hennessey) On Monday, Virginia State Lottery Officials presented a check for $10,

A Richmond man claimed the $1 million Mega Millions prize and was just one number away from winning the jackpot.