Big jackpots ahead: Players look to hit $322 million for Powerball; $288 million for Mega Millions

JACKSON, MISS. – Friday night’s Mega Millions^® jackpot (the 23^rd draw for the current jackpot) is presently an estimated $288 million. The Saturday jackpot for Mississippi Match 5 is an estimated $110,000, while Saturday’s Powerball^® jackpot is an estimated $322 million (the 25^th draw for the current jackpot).

Recent Winners

Lottery headquarters have been sizzling with big winners this week. On Friday, a lucky Kemper County player claimed one of the top $500,000 jackpots on a $100 Million Extravaganza scratch-off game. The player purchased the winning ticket from Scooba Junction on U.S. 45, Scooba.

·     $100,000: A Jackson woman won on a 20x the Cash scratch-off game purchased from Lakeside Express #4 on Hwy. 80 W., Clinton.

·     $20,000: A Grand Bay, Ala., woman won on a Mega Millions ticket purchased from Market Smoke & Vape Shop on Denny Ave., Pascagoula.

·     $20,000: A Corinth woman won on a Triple 777 scratch-off game purchased from T-Mart #7 on Hwy. 72 E., Corinth.

·     $20,000: A Kennedy, Ala., man won on a Money Bags Doubler scratch-off game purchased from B Mart on Hwy. 50 E., Columbus.

·     $10,000: A Jackson woman won on a $100 Million Extravaganza scratch-off game purchased from Colonial Mart Shell on Old Canton Road, Jackson.

·     $5,000: A Meridian woman won on a Jumbo Bucks scratch-off game purchased from North Hill Sunoco on N. Hill St., Meridian.

·     $5,000: A Jackson man won on a Gold Rush scratch-off game purchased from Supermart Citgo on N. State St., Jackson.

·     $5,000: A Laurel man won on a Mudcat Cash scratch-off game purchased from Alliance Energy #2 on S. 16^th Ave., Laurel. 

·     $4,000: A Wiggins woman won on a Double Doubler scratch-off game purchased from Fast Mart 7 on Hwy. 49, Perkinston.

·     $2,000: A Brookhaven woman won on a $100 Million Extravaganza scratch-off game purchased from BlueSky Store #402 on Hwy. 51 N., Brookhaven.