​Mega Millions tickets now on sale in Mississippi

Mega Millions tickets now on sale in Mississippi



If you’re hoping to cash in on millions or even just win a few bucks, you can buy a chance beginning Thursday.Get more news about 彩票包网,you can vist loto98.com
Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets are officially on sale at hundreds of retailers across the state. Scratch-off tickets have been available since November.
One lucky winner could cash in on $155 million in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing. Then, on Saturday, a whopping $40 million is up for grabs in the Powerball drawing.
Stores were already bustling by 6:30 a.m. Thursday with Mississippi residents eager for the chance to win big.Prizes under $600 may be claimed at any Mississippi Lottery retailer. Prizes less than $100,000 must be claimed at the Mississippi Lottery Headquarters office in Flowood or by mail. Prizes of $100,000 or more can only be claimed in person at the headquarters. Download a winner’s claim form HERE.
ABOUT POWERBALL
Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states. Drawings are broadcast live every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. CT from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. The cutoff to buy tickets for the next drawing is at 8:54 p.m. CT on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Powerball jackpots start at $40 million and increase by a minimum of $10 million per draw until the jackpot is won. Players select five numbers from 1 to 69; and one Powerball number from 1 to 26. Players can multiply non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 times with the POWERPLAY? option for an additional $1 per play. NOTE: The Match 5 + POWERPLAY prize is always $2 million. The 10X multiplier is only in play when the advertised jackpot is $150 million or less.
Powerball jackpot winners may choose to receive their prize as an annuity, paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, or a lump sum payment. Both advertised prize options are prior to federal and jurisdictional taxes.
Mega Millions tickets are also $2. Drawings are held Tuesday and Friday at 10:00 p.m. CT at WSB-TV in Atlanta, Ga.
Jackpots start at $40 million. You choose six numbers and there are nine exciting ways to win in the game.
There are nine ways to win in Mega Millions, and prizes range from $2 all the way to the jackpot. Options include the Megaplier, which increases non-jackpot winnings by as much as five times for $1, and Just the Jackpot, which allows players to get two chances at the jackpot for just $3. Learn more about how other ways to play Mega Millions on their website.
If you are a Mega Millions jackpot winner, you will have the choice of a Cash Option or an Annual Payout. Annuity option: Provides for an initial annual payment followed by 29 annual payments. Each payment is 5 percent larger than the previous one. Cash option: A one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.