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The Virginia Lottery is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It was created in 1987 when Virginians voted in a statewide referendum in favor of a state lottery. The first ticket was sold on September 20, 1988. All profits from Virginia Lottery ticket sales go to K-12 public education, as required by Virginia's constitution.
The lists do not include "4+1" games, such as Florida's Lucky Money, where all five numbers must be matched to win the top prize, but are drawn from two number fields(A similar game, Montana's "Big Sky Bonus", is actually a "four-number" game; the double matrix is 4/31 + 1/16(previously was 4/28 + 1/17). Matching all four "regular" numbers wins ...
Instant lottery tickets, also known as scratch cards, were introduced in the 1970s and have become a major source of lottery revenue. Individual lotteries often feature three-digit and four-digit games akin to numbers games; a five number game, and a six number game (the latter two often have a jackpot).
The odds of matching all five numbers are 1-in-749,398, according to lottery officials. ‘I hope you played the lottery.’ Virginia couple’s dedication to same numbers pays off
No one has come forward to claim it yet, the Virginia Lottery said in a Dec. 21 news release. The winning ticket landed a $2 million prize in the Dec. 20 drawing, the highest prize short of the ...
No one won it all so the Mega Millions jackpot will climb to $489 million for Tuesday night's drawing.
Another lottery game played in Finland is Vikinglotto, which can be played in all Nordic countries as well as in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In Vikinglotto, six actual numbers and two additional numbers out of 48 are drawn. There are five winning categories: 6 correct, 5 + extra number, 5 correct, 4 correct and 3 correct.
A Virginia man put that theory to the test this month and was rewarded handsomely when he played the same lottery numbers on 160 tickets and won a cool $800,000. Kwame Cross won big in Virginia's ...