$150K Win in Virginia While Powerball Jackpot Hits $1B

A lucky Powerball player in Virginia just snagged a $150,000 win, according to the Virginia Lottery. The winning ticket was picked up at the Wegmans on Capital One Drive South in McLean — not a bad grocery run!

Even though no one hit the full jackpot in the December 10 drawing, more than 38,000 players across Virginia still grabbed prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000.

And now the excitement ramps up:
? Saturday’s jackpot is soaring to an estimated $1 billion.
Whoever matches all six numbers can choose between:

• Annual payments over 30 years, or

• A one-time cash payout of about $461.3 million before taxes.

The Virginia Lottery also reminds players that every Powerball ticket does more than spark a dream — it helps fund K–12 education. In Fiscal Year 2025 alone, lottery profits contributed over $901 million, making up around 10% of Virginia’s school budget.

A few quick Powerball notes:

• Drawings happen Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.

• Prizes range from $2 all the way to the jackpot.

• Odds of hitting it all? 1 in 292,201,338.

• Odds of winning anything? 1 in 25.

• Players must be 18+.