The Virginia Lottery is warning the public of scammers promoting a special international drawing for Mega Millions that is fake.

Lightning struck twice for a Northern Virginia woman who won big playing the Lottery — and she’s using her luck to help others this holiday season. Sally Ferguson won $100,000 playing the Virginia Lottery’s Aztec Forgotten Riches online game in November,

The Virginia Lottery and VCPG are reminding Virginians that it’s illegal and unsafe to give lottery tickets to anyone under 18.

The Virginia Lottery released its report Monday on sports wagering activity for October 2025. Between October 1 and October 31, 2025, the Virginia Lottery reports Virginians wagered

Gov. Glenn Youngkin receives the big check from Lottery Executive Director Khalid Jones (right), accompanied by Virginia Secretary of Education Aimee Guidera (second from right) and Dr. Kim McKnight, director of the VCU Center for Teacher Leadership.

The Virginia lottery player won twice in one month, lottery officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A Virginia lottery player won twice in one month, but her first prize of $5,000 was “just a warmup” for her next big win, lottery officials said.

The winning numbers in Sunday's drawing of the "Virginia Pick 3 Evening" game were: 2, 7, 8, Bonus: 9