Mega Millions Jackpot Surges to $443 Million; Powerball and LOTTO Jackpots Jump to Higher Heights for Wednesday Draws
As October comes to a close, the Mega Millions®, Powerball® and LOTTO jackpots continue to soar.
Tonight, the Mega Millions jackpot is $443 million. This month, a winning ticket worth $20,000 was sold in Springdale for the Oct. 16 drawing, and other tickets worth $1,000 or more have been sold in North Little Rock, Conway and Maumelle.
Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 10 p.m. Tickets cost $5 per play, and ticket sales cut off at 9:45 p.m. To win the jackpot, a player must match all five numbers drawn, plus the Mega Ball® number. Once won, the jackpot will reset to $50 million.
On Wednesday night, the Powerball® jackpot is $716 million. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:59 p.m. Tickets cost $2 per play, and ticket sales cut off at 8:59 p.m. on draw nights.
LOTTO, played and won only in Arkansas, rises to $2.923 million for the Wednesday draw. Tickets cost $2 per play, and ticket sales cut off at 8:59 p.m.
Draw game tickets are available for purchase at licensed 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 the ASL website.
For more information on lottery games and how to play, visit MyArkansasLottery.com.
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 $8.7 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 September 30, 2026, the lottery has awarded more than $5.9 billion in prizes to players, more than $494 million in retailer commissions, and provided more than $462 million in state and federal tax revenue.
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