Mega Millions officials are warning the public about a lottery scam. Scammers are impersonating Mega Millions online, using the official logo to promote fake

The Virginia Lottery is warning the public of scammers promoting a special international drawing for Mega Millions that is fake.

Coincidence? Of the 14 times a lottery jackpot hit $1 billion, 2 winning tickets were sold from a beachtown Publix in Florida, for $1.58 billion prize

Monday’s Powerball drawing will be the 43rd in the current jackpot run, setting a game record for most consecutive drawings in a single jackpot cycle. The Powerball jackpot was last won on Sept. 6 by two tickets in Missouri and Texas that split a $1.787 billion prize.

Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing went without a jackpot winner, pushing the top prize to an estimated $1 billion for Saturday. It’s the second largest of this year, lagging only the $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot in September, claimed by two winners in Missouri and Texas.

The Kwik Star at 1200 Chatham Ave. in Norwalk sold a Mega Millions ticket on Nov. 11, and it came up with the first five winning numbers — (10-13-40-42-46) — missing only the Mega Ball. It was one of just three in the country to win that prize. The holder of that winning ticket will need to head to the Iowa Lottery office in Clive to claim it.