COMBINED POWERBALL AND MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOTS TOTAL $1.175 BILLION

NASHVILLE – Both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are rolling, and Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL) player excitement is building, which means good things for the education programs the Lottery funds.

The current estimated Mega Millions jackpot is $625 million, the fourth highest in game history. The estimated $550 million Powerball jackpotis the ninth highest jackpot in Powerball history.

With rising excitement for these historic jackpots, the TEL encourages all players to take appropriate health and safety precautions when purchasing tickets at participating retailers.

“These jackpot runs are great news for players, and they’re also great news for Tennessee students,” TEL President and CEO Rebecca Paul Hargrove said. “Player excitement leads to increases in sales, and more funds are raised for education. So to all our players out there: have fun, and please play responsibly and safely.”

Mega Millions and Powerball both had jackpots hit in September, and both have been rolling since, producing more than 45 million winning tickets throughout the country across all other prize tiers. 

The next Mega Millions drawing is tonight, Tuesday, January 12, and the next Powerball drawing is Wednesday, January 13.

About the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation

The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation operates entirely from the revenue it generates through the sale of its products. Since January 20, 2004, the Lottery has raised more than $5.6 billion to fund designated education programs, including college grants, scholarships, Drive to 55 initiatives and after-school programs. In addition to the educational beneficiaries, players have won more than $15.5 billion in prizes and Lottery retailers have earned more than $1.4 billion in commissions.

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