Mega Millions grows to $34 million; Mississippi Match 5 increases to $100,000

JACKSON, MISS. – At $570 million, the jackpot for tonight’s Powerball^® drawing ranks as the 8^th largest in the game’s history.

The north-of-half-a-billion-dollar jackpot is the highest the Powerball jackpot has been since January 2021, when it was hit at $731.1 million. The Powerball jackpot has been rolling for nearly four months. The Jackpot was last won in Florida for the June 5, 2021, drawing. This is the 39^th draw in the jackpot run.

Friday night’s Mega Millions jackpot is currently an estimated $34 million, and the jackpot for Thursday’s drawing of Mississippi Match 5 is now an estimated $100,000.  

Powerball Winners Still Out There

The Mississippi Lottery has three unclaimed Powerball winning tickets: two for $150,000, and one for $50,000.

Ramey’s at 100 Highway 11 North in Poplarville has become the most recent Mississippi Lottery retailer to sell a winning ticket for Powerball. The winning ticket was purchased for the Saturday, Sept. 25, drawing and is worth $150,000.

The numbers randomly generated for Saturday evening were: 22-23-37-62-63 with a Powerball of 19. The multiplier was 3.

Additionally, a winning Powerball ticket worth $150,000 was sold for the June 5, 2021, drawing at Fast Mart 19 at 2782 Oak Grove Road in Hattiesburg; while a $50,000 winning Powerball ticket was sold at Circle K at 1860 Main St. in Madison for the Sept. 15, 2021, drawing.

Players have 180 days from the draw date to claim valid winnings.

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