Drawing Date: 2/28/2023 March 21, 2023 - Man Nguyen decided on a whim to play Mega Millions. The Annandale man just happened to notice the Virginia Lottery app on his device and decided to buy a few tickets online.That turned out to be a million-dollar decision.One of the tickets he bought matched the first five numbers in the February 28 drawing and missed only the Mega Ball number to win the $1 million prize.The winning numbers in that drawing were 14-16-40-52-59, and the Mega Ball number was 13. If he had matched that final number, he would have won a jackpot estimated at $145 million. He used Easy Pick and allowed the computer to select his numbers at random.“My wife’s birthday is coming up, and I’m thinking of buying her a new car!” he told Virginia Lottery officials.The Virginia Lottery gives players the ability to purchase Mega Millions, Powerball, Cash4Life, Cash 5 with EZ Match, Pick 4 and Pick 3 tickets online, along with dozens of instant games available only online.Mega Mil...
