Mississippi Lottery player wins $150,000 in Monday’s Powerball

You might have 150,000 reasons to celebrate if you played Powerball in Mississippi.

A lucky Powerball ticket worth $150,000 was sold in Mississippi, according to lottery officials. The winning ticket was purchased at Express Mart in Belmont for the Monday, August 12, drawing.

The ticket matched four out of five white balls plus the Powerball, which normally would result in a $50,000 prize. However, the ticket holder also chose the Power Play option, which multiplies non-jackpot winnings. The Power Play number drawn on Monday was 3, tripling the prize to $150,000.

The winning numbers from Monday’s drawing were 9, 22, 57, 67, 68, with a Powerball of 14 and a Power Play of 3.

Lottery officials encourage everyone to check their tickets, as the Powerball jackpot for the next drawing on Wednesday, August 14, has reset to an estimated $20 million, with a cash value of approximately $10 million. Meanwhile, a single jackpot-winning ticket from Monday’s drawing, worth an estimated $214 million, was sold in Pennsylvania.

Mississippi Lottery officials also announced their latest transfer to the state for July 2024, contributing to the state’s continued investment in infrastructure and education.