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July 17, 2026

Mega Millions’ $672 Million Jackpot Enters Game’s Top Ten; Powerball and LOTTO Jackpots Soar for Saturday Night

little Rock, Ark.

Three draw games reach new heights ahead of this weekend’s drawings.

Tonight’s Mega Millions® jackpot is $672 million, extending its record as the draw game’s largest prize offered in 2026. It also surpasses a $656 million jackpot from March 2012 to become the tenth-highest Mega Millions jackpot of all time.

Mega Millions is a multi-state draw game. 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. on draw nights.

The jackpot for Powerball®, another multi-state draw game, is $526 million for Saturday night’s drawing. It is the highest Powerball jackpot of 2026. The jackpot was last claimed at $20 million in May.

Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. Tickets cost $2 per play, and ticket sales cut off at 8:59 p.m.

Tomorrow night, the Arkansas-exclusive draw game LOTTO also offers big winnings to in-state players. Its jackpot rises to $1.98 million, nearing a milestone $2 million. The first-ever LOTTO jackpot winner, a Sebastian County resident, won $2.338 million in 2023, and a Yell County resident claimed a record-setting $5.123 million jackpot in 2025.

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.

Tickets for these draw games 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 the Play on the Go options, visit the Where To Play page on the ASL website.

For more information about 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 $8.6 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.