The largest lottery jackpot ever won in Virginia has been claimed, and the winner told Virginia Lottery officials that they plan to buy a zero-radius riding lawn mower.
The June 27 Mega Millions drawing was won by a single ticket bought at E&C Atlantic in Burgess, which is a community in Northumberland County on the Northern Neck peninsula. There are 210 residents in Burgess, according to online estimates.
The $348 million win should certainly help them buy that lawn mower. Heck, they could even buy some accessories like a weed eater or leaf blower.
I mean, go for it, splurge a little.
About four weeks after the drawing, the winner walked into Virginia Lottery headquarters in Richmond and presented lottery officials with the winning ticket. That ticket matched all six winning numbers: 18-21-29-42-50 and the Mega Ball number 2. This is the 10th Mega Millions jackpot won in Virginia since the game began in 2002.
The winner had the choice of taking the $348 million jackpot in annual payments over 30 years or a one-time cash option of $155.6 million before taxes. They chose the cash option.
Burgess is most known for being home to Versailles, a historic Greek Revival style farmhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places. I’m just saying, the winner, who chose to remain anonymous, could totally buy this antebellum home if they wanted, or any other home for that matter. They could probably afford to have someone mow their lawn too.
Virginia law permits any winner of a prize worth $1 million and greater to claim the prize anonymously, in which case the lottery does not publicly disclose the winner’s identity.
All Virginia Lottery profits go to K-12 education in Virginia. In fiscal year 2025, the lottery raised more than $901 million for K-12 education, making up approximately 10 percent of Virginia’s total K-12 school budget.
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