Mississippi Lottery sales hit nearly $9 million in first six days

The Mississippi Lottery Corporation announced that sales for the six days of operation brought in $8,932,200 resulting in approximately $1.9 million for road and bridge maintenance around the state.

The first tickets went on sale Monday, Nov. 25.

“Overall, retailers and players were very positive and excited that the lottery is finally here,” said MLC President Tom Shaheen in a statement. “The top-five selling counties for the week were Hinds, Harrison, Rankin, Lee and Forrest.”

Players claimed more than $3.8 million in prizes and included several big winners. Top prizes ranged from $2,000 to $15,000. All but one winner chose to remain anonymous.

Four more scratch-off games will be available on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

The new games include:

• $1—Fast $50s: Win up to $2,000 (12–$2,000 prizes)
• $2—Jewels 7s Doubler: Win up to $20,000 (4–$20,000 prizes)
• $2—Money Bags: Win up to $20,000 (4–$20,000 prizes)
• $5—Mississippi Blues: Win up to $100,000 (4–$100,000 prizes)

“People love variety,” Shaheen said. “Our plan is to introduce four new scratch-off games once a month. In addition, Powerball and MegaMillions will go on sale Jan. 30, 2020.”