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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

A lottery player in Virginia won the estimated $348 million Mega Millions jackpot on June 27.

A quick trip for baking soda turned into a six-figure windfall for a Nelson County woman who scratched her way to a $100,000 top prize in the

When David Mayes of Culpeper won $100,000 playing Virginia Lottery’s “10X the Money,” it was a win for the whole family. Mayes told lottery officials he and his brother were taking their mother out to eat when the three of them stopped and bought some tickets.

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.