A Mega Millions player has claimed the largest lottery prize in Virginia history after hitting a $348 million jackpot — and now they plan to buy a lawn mower.

To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball. The odds of scoring a jackpot prize are 1 in 290,472,336. Tickets cost $5 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.

A Mega Millions player just missed a jackpot prize — but still won big in Florida. The player bought a ticket that matched all but one number picked in the Aug. 1 drawing, making it worth ...

A California Mega Millions player won $42,262, missing the $110 million jackpot. The next jackpot is $120M. Nearly 190,000 tickets in the U.S. also won prizes.

How to play Mega Millions Player can 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 24 (the gold Mega Mall).

More than 200,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $30,000 in the drawing.

A Mega Millions player just missed a jackpot prize — but still won big in Florida. The player bought a ticket that matched all but one number picked in the Aug. 1 drawing, making it worth ...