Arkansas State Lottery hosting drawing for $1.25 billion Mega Millions

Who wants to be a billionaire?

That’s the question the Arkansas State Lottery (ASL) is asking Arkansans ahead of tonight’s $1.25 billion Mega Millions drawing. Tickets remain on sale for tonight’s drawing at any of the more than 2,000 affiliated ASL retailers across the state.

Ashley McNatt, Advertising and Marketing Director the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, stresses you don’t want to miss a chance on winning the grand prize of $1.25 billion.

You don’t have to get all the winning numbers right to get a chance at tonight’s jackpot. Players are eligible to win a share of the jackpot at various tiers depending on how many winning numbers they correctly guess. The Aug. 2 drawing saw nearly five million people across the country win a cash prize – including 23,000 winning tickets in Arkansas alone.

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery stresses that no one is a loser when they play – even non-winning tickets contribute to the thousands of scholarships awarded to Arkansas students each year. Over a billion dollars and more than 700,000 scholarships have been awarded for Arkansas students since the creation of the lottery.

Again, don’t forget to get your ticket today ahead of tonight’s drawing for the Mega Millions $1.25 billion jackpot. And for more information on the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, visit www.myarkansaslottery.com.