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Mississippi Lottery ending 8 scratch-off games

Games’ 2nd Chance Promotional Drawing Will Award More Than $1 Million in Prizes

June 5, 2025 – The Mississippi Lottery Corporation announced the official end-date and the 2nd Chance promotional drawing date for eight scratch-off games.

Tuesday, July 8 will be the last day to purchase or sell the following games:

> Game #84 – $10 Win It All with a top prize of $200,000

> Game #99 – $10 Cash Winfall with a top prize of $200,000

> Game #137 – $5 Cash Blast with a top prize of $100,000

> Game #148 – $5 Bonus Cashword with a top prize of $75,000

> Game #154 – $10 Hamilton with a top prize of $200,000

> Game #165 – $10 100X Cash Blitz with a top prize of $200,000

> Game #170 – $5 Money Maker with a top prize of $100,000

> Game #178 – $1 Winner Winner Chicken Dinner with a top prize of $5,000

Players have until Monday, Oct. 6 to redeem valid prizes for these games.

2nd Chance Promotional Drawing Date

The 2nd Chance Promotional Drawing for these games will occur on Thursday, Oct. 9. Players have until Monday, Oct. 6 to enter their non-winning tickets to qualify. Check the Mississippi Lottery Corporation’s 2nd Chance website for further details after the drawing has occurred. All winners will be contacted via certified letter.

Mississippi Lottery’s NASCAR Powerball Playoff Crowns Three New Winners

The Mississippi Lottery conducted the fifth drawing of the NASCAR Powerball Playoff earlier today with three players from Lumberton, Bay Springsand Forest each securing a $2,500 prize and a spot to compete in the national NASCAR Powerball Playoff for a chance the win $1 million.

Two more drawings remain. On June 19, three more winners will each claim $2,000 in cash. To receive an entry form, sign up to be a Mississippi Lottery Insider at www.mslottery.com

Jackpot Update

Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $223 million with an estimated cash value of $99.4 million. Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is an estimated $44 million with an estimated cash value of $19.7 million while Lotto America’s jackpot is an estimated $37.4 million with an estimated cash value of $16.75 million, the second largest in the game’s history. The largest Lotto America annuitized jackpot of $40.03 million was won in Iowa on April 1, 2023. 

Mississippi Lottery news release

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Bob Bakken

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