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Two tickets tap into $583,000 Match 5 jackpot

Players split top prize after matching numbers in Tuesday’s drawing

Sept. 12, 2024 – A pair of winning tickets, purchased 180 miles apart, matched all the right numbers from Tuesday night’s Mississippi Match 5 drawing. With the jackpot reaching $583,000, each players’ ticket is worth $291,500.00.

One of the winning tickets was purchased from Blue Sky #727 in Tupelo. The second winning ticket was purchased from Lakeland Red Apple Texaco in Flowood.

The jackpot for tonight’s Match 5 drawing has reset to an estimated $52,000.

September Games

A new collection of scratch-off games is available at Mississippi Lottery retailers for September. The “Jewel” collection of games features the $10 Diamond White with a top prize of $200,000, the $5 Sapphire Blue with a top prize of $100,000 and a $2 Emerald Green with its $20,000 top prize.

Jackpot Updates

The jackpot for Friday night’s Mega Millions® is an estimated $20 million with an estimated cash value of $10.1 million. Saturday night’s jackpots include Powerball® at an estimated $152 million, with an estimated cash value of $76.7 million, and Lotto America’s® jackpot is an estimated $8.86 million with an estimated cash value of $ $4.47 million.

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.