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Mississippi Lottery Press Releases

430 Press Releases
  • Published on January 3, 2023 - 21:46 GMT

    Fourth Largest Mega Millions Jackpot Escalates to $785 Million

    Powerball jackpot up to $291 million; Mississippi Match 5 reaches $197 thousand JACKSON, MISS. – A $100 million increase after the Dec. 30 drawing makes tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot the fourth largest Mega Millions® jackpot in the game’s history at an …

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  • Published on December 20, 2022 - 17:24 GMT

    New Year, New Scratch-Offs

    Headquarter holiday closure schedule JACKSON, MISS. – Lottery retailers will have three new scratch-off games available starting Friday, Dec. 30. What better way to kick off the New Year? $1—Did I Win?: Approximate overall odds are 1:4.90. Win up to $5,000 …

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  • Published on December 15, 2022 - 17:06 GMT

    Mississippi Lottery Announces November Transfer to State

    JACKSON, MISS – The Mississippi Lottery Corporation has completed its November transfer to the state for $12,849,707.47 bringing Fiscal Year 2023 total transfer to approximately $50,718,856.81. In accordance with the Alyce G. Clarke Lottery Law, the MLC is …

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  • Published on December 7, 2022 - 15:59 GMT

    $1 Million Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold

    $55,000 Mississippi Match 5 jackpot hit JACKSON, MISS. – Two Mississippi Lottery players hit it big playing separate games in Tuesday’s drawings, and one of the players was just $1 away from a $3 million payday. The big winner won $1 million by matching …

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  • Published on December 3, 2022 - 00:17 GMT

    17 Players Win More Than $540,000 in 2nd Chance Drawing

    $55,000 Mississippi Match 5 Jackpot Hit JACKSON, MISS. – Seventeen players turned initial non-winning tickets into big wins for a total of $544,500 from today’s 2nd Chance promotional drawing by the Mississippi Lottery. The Dec. 2 drawing included 17 …

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  • Published on December 1, 2022 - 16:51 GMT

    Mississippi Lottery Joins Campaign Reminding People to Gift Responsibly

    JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Lottery Corporation encourages everyone to play and gift responsibly this holiday season through the 2022 Gift Responsibly Campaign. “The MLC continues its commitment to corporate social responsibility through the Gift …

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  • Published on November 29, 2022 - 15:14 GMT

    New Scratch-Offs Coming Next Week

    Super Santa: Players still have time to get on the Lucky List JACKSON, MISS. – Just in time for the holidays, three new scratch-off games will be available Tuesday, Dec. 6, at Mississippi Lottery retailers. $2—9s In A Line: Approximate overall odds are 1 …

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  • Published on November 28, 2022 - 21:31 GMT

    2nd Chance Drawing Tops $500,000 in Prizes

    JACKSON, MISS. – The upcoming 2nd Chance promotional drawing for 17 scratch-off games has a total of $544,500 in prize money to be awarded. The next drawing will occur Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. Players have until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, to enter …

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  • Published on November 28, 2022 - 21:31 GMT

    $559,000 Mississippi Match 5 Jackpot Hit

    One winning ticket sold JACKSON, MISS. – A Lowndes County player gobbled up the jackpot from the Saturday, Nov. 26, drawing for the second-largest Mississippi Match 5 prize ever.   The winning ticket for $559,449.12 was purchased from Sprint Mart #4103 on …

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  • Published on November 22, 2022 - 20:23 GMT

    Powerball Ticket Worth $50,000 Claimed

    Tuesday drawings: Mega Millions reaches an est. $259 million; Mississippi Match 5 grows to an est. $474,000 JACKSON, MISS. – One lucky Mississippi Lottery player from Biloxi claimed $50,000 from the Saturday, Nov. 12, drawing of Powerball®. The Biloxi man …

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  • Published on November 17, 2022 - 17:44 GMT

    Mississippi Match 5 Jackpot Increases to $400,000

    New draw game, Cash Pop, available Sunday JACKSON, MISS. – Tonight’s jackpot for Mississippi Match 5 has increased to $400,000. The jackpot was last hit for the Oct. 11 drawing, where one player won $202,000 from a ticket purchased from Midway Pit Stop in …

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  • Published on November 16, 2022 - 21:13 GMT

    Mississippi Lottery Announces October Transfer to State

    JACKSON, MISS – The Mississippi Lottery Corporation has completed its October transfer to the state for $9,579,510.40, bringing Fiscal Year 2023 total transfer to approximately $37,869,149.34. In accordance with the Alyce G. Clarke Lottery Law, the MLC is …

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  • Published on November 11, 2022 - 20:45 GMT

    Mississippi Match 5 Jackpot Jumps to $323,000

    New draw game, Cash Pop, coming soon JACKSON, MISS. – After 13 drawings with no jackpot winner, the jackpot for the Saturday, Nov. 12, Mississippi Match 5 drawing has increased to $323,000. The jackpot was last hit for the Oct. 11 drawing, where one player …

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  • Published on November 8, 2022 - 18:49 GMT

    One Ticket Matches $2.04 Billion Powerball Jackpot Numbers

    Two Mississippi Lottery players hit $50,000 winning numbers JACKSON, MISS. – One ticket sold in California hit all the Powerball® numbers, claiming the $2.04 billion jackpot. The jackpot climbed beyond its earlier estimate to $2.04 billion at the time of …

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  • Published on November 7, 2022 - 16:51 GMT

    Record Breaking $1.9 Billion Powerball Jackpot Draws Tonight

    Jumping jackpots: Mega Millions hits $154 million; Mississippi Match 5 reaches $250,000 JACKSON, MISS. – The largest Powerball® jackpot since the inception of the game reaches an estimated $1.9 billion for tonight’s drawing with an estimated cash value of …

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  • Published on November 4, 2022 - 18:52 GMT

    Record Powerball Jackpot Reaches $1.6 Billion

    Mega Millions jackpot reaches $119 million; Mississippi Match 5 increased to $230,000 JACKSON, MISS. – Driven by nationwide excitement, the Powerball jackpot soars to an estimated $1.6 billion for Saturday night’s drawing, making it the largest national …

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  • Published on November 3, 2022 - 17:37 GMT

    Powerball Jackpot Reaches $1.5 Billion

    Jackpot approaching record amount JACKSON, MISS. – Bolstered by an estimated jackpot of $1.5 billion – with an estimated cash payout of $745.9 million – players nationwide are driving sales for the Saturday, Nov. 5, Powerball® drawing to near-record …

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  • Published on November 1, 2022 - 14:47 GMT

    New Draw Game Pops Into Mississippi Lottery Retailers

    All it takes is one number to win JACKSON, MISS. – Mississippi Lottery players, get ready to pop – as in Cash Pop, the new daily draw game debuting Nov. 20. Cash Pop players can win from five to 250 times their play amount. To win, a player must pick one …

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  • Published on October 31, 2022 - 16:11 GMT

    Halloween Night Powerball Drawing Estimated $1 Billion

    Friday night Cash 4 players win big with 2-2-2-2 JACKSON, MISS. – Powerball® players are in for a treat this Halloween. The jackpot for tonight’s, Oct. 31, drawing is now an estimated $1 billion, with an estimated cash value of $497.3 million If a player …

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  • Published on October 28, 2022 - 17:18 GMT

    Largest Powerball Jackpot of the Year Now Up to $825 Million

    Saturday drawing marks second largest Powerball jackpot in game history JACKSON, MISS. – Friday morning, the Powerball® group again increased the jackpot from $800 million to an estimated $825 million (estimated $410.2 cash value) for the Saturday, Oct. 29 …

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