Mississippi Match 5 Jackpot Hit Again in Columbus
JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Lottery Corporation has completed its May transfer to the state, sending $9,727,253.65 directly to the Education Enhancement Fund. This brings the total amount transferred to the State of Mississippi for Fiscal Year 2025 to $103,800,242.17.
Each fiscal year, the first $80 million in net Lottery proceeds benefits Mississippi’s roads and bridges. Once that threshold is met—as it was with the March transfer—any additional proceeds are directed to the EEF, which s public education across the state. To date in FY25, the EEF has received $23,800,242.17 from the Lottery.
Since Lottery sales began in 2019, the state has received $682,582,905.89 in total proceeds for roads, bridges, and education initiatives
Columbus Strikes Again with Second Mississippi Match 5 Jackpot in 5 Days
Columbus continued its Mississippi Match 5 winning streak when a ticket purchased at Sprint Mart #4135 matched all five numbers to claim Sunday night’s $56,000 jackpot. The win comes just five days after a player in Columbus scored the game’s largest-ever jackpot—$1.2 million—with a ticket purchased at 69 Mart. With two major wins in less than a week, Columbus is quickly becoming a Mississippi Lottery hotspot. The estimated jackpot for tonight’s drawing resets to $50,000.
Jackpot Update
Tonight’s Powerball jackpot is an estimated $54 million with an estimated cash value of $24.3 million while Lotto America’s jackpot reset to an estimated $2 million with an estimated cash value of $890,000 after the second largest jackpot in the game’s history was won in Saturday’s drawing. A ticket purchased in Spring Hill, Tenn., matched all five numbers plus the Star Ball to win the estimated $37.37 million jackpot with an estimated cash value of $16.8 million. Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $243 million with an estimated cash value of $108 million.
6/9/2025
