Two Mississippi lottery players will be cashing in on six-figure wins.
Two separate $100,000 prizes were won in just five days – one through the Powerball and another on a scratch-off ticket.
The first win came from the Saturday, June 20, Powerball drawing. The lucky winner purchased the ticket at Fast Stop 7 in Laurel, matching four out of five white balls, plus the Powerball for a $50,000 win. Thanks to the $1 Power Play add-on, that prize doubled to $100,000. The ticket remains unclaimed, meaning someone in the Laurel area could be carrying around a six-figure surprise.
Then, on Wednesday, June 24, another Mississippi player stepped forward to claim a $100,000 top prize on the $5 Money Bags scratch-off game. The winning ticket was purchased at Keith’s Superstore #196 in Poplarville.
The winner described himself as an occasional lottery player and said the purchase was completely unplanned, according to a release from the Mississippi Lottery Corporation. With an extra $20 to spare after filling up his fuel tank, the player asked for four $5 scratch-off tickets. The retailer selected four Money Bags tickets, and a couple of scratches later, the routine gas stop turned into a $100,000 payday.
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