What are the odds of winning the Virginia Powerball?

Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. The odds of winning Powerball’s $1 million prize are 1 in 11,688,054. Authorized by Virginia voters in a successful 1987 referendum, the Virginia Lottery generates more than $1.6 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools.

What Powerball numbers are most likely to win?

The most frequently drawn winning Powerball numbers from the main barrel are 17, 7, 9, 11 and 25. The least frequently drawn winning numbers are 6, 31, 15 and 33. For the separate Powerball barrel, the most frequently drawn Powerball number is 19, while the least frequently drawn Powerball number is 18.

What are the odds of winning the Virginia Lottery?

The odds of winning any prize are 1 in 25. One Powerball jackpot has been won in Virginia since the game first became available in the Commonwealth in 2010.

Has anyone in Virginia ever won Mega Millions or Powerball?

This is Virginia’s first Powerball jackpot win. Seven Mega Millions jackpots have been won in Virginia. Dave and Nancy both work for the Department of Defense.

Where was the Powerball won in Virginia?

Germain Drive in Centreville. It matched four of the first five winning numbers plus the Powerball number. The winning numbers in Monday night’s drawing were 12-18-20-39-61, and the Powerball number was 10.

How do you win Mega Millions in Virginia?

Players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers – five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 25 (the gold Mega Ball) – or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.

Does Virginia allow anonymous lottery winners?

As of July 1, 2019, a new law in Virginia allows winners of prizes greater than $10 million to claim that prize anonymously, meaning the Lottery won’t publicly release the winner’s name or hometown unless the winner gives written permission.