Instead of splurging on a new house, car or vacation, the winner of Virginia’s largest lottery jackpot ever plans to purchase something unexpected.

A plumber spent $100 on 100 lottery tickets with the same combination of numbers — then he won 100 times in Virginia. Ty Tran ...

BURGESS, Va. — The largest jackpot ever won in the Virginia Lottery has officially been claimed, and while we don't know who the winner is, we do know what they plan to purchase with their winnings.

No one matched all six numbers in the Aug. 27 drawing so the prize will increase to an estimated $950 million with a cash option of $428.9 million.

The jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball drawing has increased to about $1 billion, with the Virginia Lottery saying it expects to sell thousands of tickets that day.

A winner in Virginia claimed the $348 million prize from the June 27 Mega Millions drawing This marks the 10th time that a Mega Millions lottery jackpot was won in Virginia since the game launched 23 ...