Can you get viruses through pop ups off of topix?

My local news website had a story and it led to topix for the rest of the story. When I got there a huge pop up came up and said "You just won claim your prize! Enter your email" The only way to exit was by clicking okay, i tried to force quit but when i started safari back up it just said the same thing again. So i had to click okay, it led to a website that said "Enter your email, you won something Youtube viewer, etc..." I exited immediately and cleared my history. I use a 2012 Macbook Air with Lion. Is there a possibilty of me getting a virus?

No. There are no viruses that affect Macs.

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You may have installed one or more of the common types of ad-injection malware. Follow the instructions on this Apple Support page to remove it. It's been reported that some variants of the "VSearch" malware block access to the page. If that happens, start in safe mode by holding down the shift key at the startup chime, then try again.
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