Lottery players in the State of Virginia, USA have 2 fantastic lottery jackpots to play for this week. The Powerball Jackpot is currently an estimated $124 million whilst the Mega Millions Jackpot is $39 million.
VI Lottery players are in for a treat as the 2 lottery draws fight to see which one will eventually pay out the biggest jackpot. In March this year we saw an unprecedented $319 million Mega Millions win paid out in Albany, NY while June 2010 saw a $261 million payout in Ohio for the Powerball.
Powerball draws take place each Wednesday and Friday and offers approximate odds of 1 in 35 of winning a prize. See the table below for a full breakdown of Powerball Prizes:
|
Numbers Matched |
Odds of Winning |
Prize |
| 5 main numbers + Powerball | 1 in 195,249,054 |
Jackpot |
| 5 main numbers | 1 in 5,138,133 |
$200,000 |
| 4 main numbers + Powerball | 1 in 723,144 |
$10,000 |
| 4 main numbers | 1 in 19,030 |
$100 |
| 3 main numbers + Powerball | 1 in 13,644 |
$100 |
| 3 main numbers | 1 in 359 |
$7 |
| 2 main numbers + Powerball | 1 in 787 |
$7 |
| 1 main number + Powerball | 1 in 123 |
$4 |
| Powerball only | 1 in 61 |
$3 |
Mega Millions takes place on Tuesdays and Fridays and offers odds of approximately 1 in 40 of winning a prize, a breakdown of Mega Millions Prizes is below:
|
Numbers Matched |
Odds of Winning |
Prize |
| 5 main numbers + Mega Ball | 1 in 175,711,536 |
Jackpot |
| 5 main numbers | 1 in 3,904,701 |
$250,000 |
| 4 main numbers + Mega Ball | 1 in 689,065 |
$10,000 |
| 4 main numbers | 1 in 15,313 |
$150 |
| 3 main numbers + Mega Ball | 1 in 13,781 |
$150 |
| 3 main numbers | 1 in 306 |
$7 |
| 2 main numbers + Mega Ball | 1 in 844 |
$10 |
| 1 main number + Mega Ball | 1 in 141 |
$3 |
| Mega Ball only | 1 in 75 |
$2 |
