One of the largest lottery jackpot tickets sold in South MS just made someone rich
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- A $2 million Mega Millions ticket was sold at a Moss Point travel center.
- The prize doubled due to the automatic Megaplier included since April 2025.
- Powerball jackpot hits $850 million after 36 consecutive drawings without a win.
While all eyes are on the huge Powerball jackpot, one of the biggest lottery jackpot wins in the state was just recorded on a Mega Millions ticket purchased in South Mississippi.
An unidentified player purchased the winning ticket at Pilot Travel Center off I-10 in Moss Point for the Tuesday, Aug. 26 drawing.
The player matched all five balls to win $1 million, but didn’t match the Mega Ball.
Because Mega Millions tickets now automatically include the Megaplier, the prize was doubled to $2 million, according to the Mississippi Lottery.
This is the largest win in the state since Mega Millions upgrade in April 2025.
This also is the second $2 million Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Jackson County and South Mississippi since the national draw games became legal in the state in January 2020. A woman from Gautier won $2 million in June 2020 on a ticket purchased at Jerry Lee’s Grocery (now Ramey’s Marketplace).
Powerball jackpot soars
Nobody won the jackpot for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Aug. 27, but a ticket sold in Mississippi again hit for $2 million.
The ticket purchased at Mike’s Food & Gas in Coldwater in northern Mississippi also matched all five white balls for a $1 million prize. The player added the $1 Power Play option, doubling the winnings to $2 million.
Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is expected to grow to estimated $950 million.
The cash value would be $429 million — the sixth largest in the game’s history.
Nobody has won in the 36 drawings since May 31, when a California player hit the jackpot.
“Mississippi players are on a Powerball win streak,” according to the Mississippi Lottery. Six players won $50,000 in the last month, and four of those purchased the Power Play add-on for $1 to multiply their prize to six figures.
This story was originally published August 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM.
