A Mississippi woman surprised her family when she came home a millionaire.
On Monday, the Lee County woman walked away from the Mississippi Lottery Headquarters with the title of being the first millionaire winner from the lottery’s new $20 Jackson scratch-off game, which was launched in November 2023. The game’s $1 million prize is the largest prize offered on a scratch-off from the Mississippi Lottery.
On Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, the soon-to-be lucky winner walked into Blue Sky #735 on North Gloster in Tupelo to purchase a few tickets. Noticing a woman in front of her purchase the $20 Jackson game, she decided to buy one, along with her normal Cash Pop purchase. She scratched it a few hours later at work and was surprised at the result – she had won one of the top prizes worth $1 million.
“I told the kids I had a surprise to tell them when we got home,” she said. “One joked I’d won a million dollars. I gave them cookies, instead. They were disappointed; then, I told them I had in fact won one million dollars!”