Mega Millions ticket sold in Eastern Henrico wins $1M

A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was purchased at a 7-Eleven in Eastern Henrico County July 19, but the winner has not yet come forward.

The winning numbers in the drawing were 10-17-23-50-67 with Mega Ball number 3. The Henrico ticket was the only one in Virginia and one of just three in the nation to match the first five numbers. The holder of the winning ticket has 180 days to claim his or her prize.

Virginia Lottery officials are encouraging the winner to sign the back of the ticket for ownership before claiming the prize.

Mega Millions drawings are held once a week on Tuesday and Friday nights at 11 pm. The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 12,607,306. The Virginia Lottery distributes all of its profits to K-12 education in Virginia; Henrico received more than $30.7 million in Lottery funds last fiscal year.