Two MS lottery scratch-offs with huge prizes were sold at same Coast market chain
The “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” helped turn $5 into $100,000 for the person who bought an Elvis lottery ticket at a Jackson County convenience store this week.
Mississippi Lottery Corp. announced Tuesday the winning scratch-off ticket was sold at Neighborhood Store No. 2 on 14th Street in Pascagoula.
In July, a Coast resident won $200,000 on a ticket purchased at the Neighborhood Store on Ingalls Avenue in Pascagoula.
More than 1,000 locations in Mississippi sell lottery tickets, and two of the biggest wins on the Coast were sold at the same franchise.
Lottery winners in Mississippi have the option of allowing their name to be used or keeping it private.
In these two cases, the identity of the winners weren’t disclosed.
The Elvis tickets were introduced in May and $100,000 is the top prize.
One more $100,000 ticket remains out there, according to the prizes remaining that is updated weekly on the Mississippi Lottery website. The Elvis game also has many smaller prizes remaining and potential jackpots in the second change drawings.
Jackson County stores have been lucky for lottery players since scratch-off games were legalized in 2019 and Powerball and Mega Millions in January 2020.
The first big Mega Millions winner in the state after Mississippi legalized the national draw games also purchased her winning ticket in Jackson County. The unidentified Gautier woman won $2 million on a ticket purchased at Jerry’s Lee’s Grocery in Gautier.
A $100,000 winner in June won on a Power 5s scratch-off game purchased at Jerry Lee’s on Ingalls Avenue in Pascagoula
Among the other major wins in South Mississippi were a $100,000 ticket purchased at Murphy Oil on Sangani Boulevard in D’Iberville in 2020 and an $85,000 jackpot in the July 15 drawing of Mississippi Match 5. The winning ticket was purchased at C&J Quick Shop on Henderson Avenue in Pass Christian.
Proceeds from the lottery benefit road and bridge projects throughout the state. Mississippi Lottery Corp. transferred $11.2 million in net proceeds for September to the state treasury, for a total of $33 million since July 1. Once the proceeds reach $80 million, the additional revenue through June 30 will go to educational programs in Mississippi.
This story was originally published October 27, 2021 at 5:50 AM.
