Arkansas lottery players could win big this week with draw games played and won exclusively in the state.

Soaring to $3.221 million, Wednesday night’s LOTTO jackpot extends its record as the highest jackpot in the game’s history. Its previous highest jackpot of $2.338 million was claimed in May 2023.

LOTTO is a draw game that is played and won only in Arkansas. It is designed to give Arkansas players a chance to win bigger prizes.

Drawings occur every Wednesday and Saturday at 9 p.m. Six numbers between 1 and 40 plus a bonus number are drawn. A player must match the first six numbers drawn in any order to win the jackpot. Alternate prizes up to $25,000 are available for players who match three or more winning numbers, with or without the bonus number.

LOTTO tickets cost $2 per play, and ticket sales cut off at 8:59 p.m. the night of the drawing.

The Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) also rises to $470,000 for tonight’s drawing. Following its transition to daily draws in April 2024, the game saw its highest-ever jackpot of $600,000, claimed in July. 

This Arkansas-exclusive draw game’s jackpot starts at $50,000 and then increases by $5,000 every draw until it reaches $100,000. After that, it increases by $10,000 with each draw.

NSJ drawings occur daily at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $1 per play, and ticket sales cut off at 7:59 p.m.

LOTTO and NSJ tickets are available for purchase at licensed Arkansas lottery retailers and online. Visit the Where to Play page on the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery website for a list of online options.

All draw game winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim their prize. Players must be at least 18 years old to purchase a lottery ticket.

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 $7.5 billion and returned more than $1.4 billion for scholarships to benefit Arkansas students. More than 770,000 college scholarships distributed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education have been awarded to Arkansans. The lottery has awarded more than $5 billion in prizes to players, more than $424 million in retailer commissions, and provided more than $178 million in state and federal tax revenue.

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