Mississippi Lottery player says $209,000 jackpot win didn’t sink in until morning after
Published 1:36 pm Monday, March 4, 2024
A Mississippi Lottery player woke up Saturday morning to the realization that they had won more than $200,000 in Friday night’s Mississippi Match 5 game.
The player, who matched all five numbers and purchased the ticket from Suds N Smokes in Vicksburg, won a total of $209,999 from the March 1 drawing.
According to Mississippi Lottery officials, the unidentified player used the Quick Pick option for some numbers and chose the other numbers.
As they watched the news Friday night, the player thought some of the winning numbers looked like theirs. Upon verifying the numbers the next morning, the realization of matching all five numbers and winning the jackpot sunk in.
The jackpot for Monday night’s drawing is an estimated $54,000.