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July 24, 2026

Jackpots Soar for Multi-State and In-State Lottery Games; Marion County Woman Wins $220,000 Playing Natural State Jackpot

little Rock, Ark.

A lucky Arkansas lottery player could end the week with a life-changing prize from one of three draw games.

Tonight, the Mega Millions® jackpot is $743 million. Since the jackpot was last won in March, more than 9.7 million winning tickets have been sold across all nine prize tiers. In the July 21 drawing, two Arkansas lottery players won third-tier prizes of at least $20,000, alongside three other players nationwide.

Mega Millions tickets cost $5 per play. Drawings are held at 10 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday, and ticket sales cut off at 9:45 p.m. on draw nights.

Tomorrow night, the Powerball® jackpot jumps to $600 million. Although Powerball is a multi-state draw game, Arkansas lottery players can still win big. A Northwest Arkansas resident won $250.8 million in the March 2 drawing, landing the second-highest Powerball jackpot of 2026.

Powerball drawings are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:59 p.m., and tickets cost $2 per play. For an additional $1, players can also add the optional Power Play® multiplier, which can increase non-jackpot winnings by as much as $1 million. Ticket sales cut off at 8:59 p.m.

The LOTTO jackpot also climbs to $2.04 million for tomorrow night’s drawing. Played and won exclusively in Arkansas, the draw game was designed to offer in-state players a chance to win bigger prizes. In the July 22 draw, 2,960 winning tickets were sold, with prizes up to $500.

LOTTO drawings occur every Wednesday and Saturday at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $2 per play, and ticket sales cut off at 8:59 p.m.

One Arkansas lottery player recently won big playing Natural State Jackpot, another Arkansas-exclusive draw game.

Melissa R. of Marion County won $220,000 with an NSJ ticket ordered via the Jackpocket mobile app for the June 17 drawing. The winning numbers were 2, 19, 21, 36 and 38. She discovered her win on the same night as the drawing and plans to work on repairs with her prize.

“I love the Natural State Jackpot,” she told lottery officials. “It’s only in Arkansas and just costs $1!”

The jackpot for tonight’s NSJ drawing is $90,000.

Draw game tickets are available for purchase at licensed Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) retailers and through retailer apps from ASL’s Play on the Go partners. For more information about Play on the Go options, visit the Where to Play page on ASL’s website.

About the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) creates winning people, winning futures, and winning moments. Since 2009, the ASL has sold over $8.6 billion and returned more than $1.6 billion for scholarships to benefit Arkansas students. More than 873,000 college scholarships distributed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education have been awarded to Arkansans. As of June 30, 2026, the lottery has awarded more than $5.8 billion in prizes to players, more than $487 million in retailer commissions, and provided more than $461 million in state and federal tax revenue.

Follow the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery on FacebookX, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Visit MyArkansasLottery.com for more information on scholarships, winners, games, odds, promotions – and to join The Club for free. To get help with problem gambling, contact the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700.

About Jackpocket
Jackpocket is on a mission to create a more convenient, fun, and responsible way to take part in the lottery. The first licensed third-party lottery courier app in the United States, Jackpocket provides an easy, secure way to order official state lottery tickets. Jackpocket is currently available in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and West Virginia, and is planning to expand to new jurisdictions. Digital scratch-off tickets are available for customers to order using the app in Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Ohio, Montana, and Oregon. Jackpocket is a subsidiary of DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG). Download the app on iOS and Android or participate via desktop. Follow along on Facebook,Twitter, and Instagram

Melissa R. from Marion County won $220,000 in the June 17 Natural State Jackpot drawing.