Update (April 8):
LITTLE ROCK, AR – The latest grand prize winner of the Natural State Jackpot is a Hot Springs woman.
LITTLE ROCK, AR – The latest grand prize winner of the Natural State Jackpot is a Hot Springs woman.
Debra Kuykendall won the game’s $150,000 jackpot in the April 6 drawing.
Arkansas Scholarship Lottery officials say the winner told them that while on the way to the claim center with her husband, their truck overheated. A Little Rock policeman was generous enough to give them a ride the rest of the way. They plan to buy a new vehicle with their winnings.
In other lottery news, here are the amounts in upcoming drawings:
- April 8 Natural State Jackpot – $30,000
- April 8 Powerball – $70 million
- April 10 Mega Millions – $39 million
Original story (April 7):
LITTLE ROCK, AR – There was a winner in Monday night’s drawing of the Natural State Jackpot (NSJ).
The winning ticket for the April 6 drawing for a $150,000 grand prize was sold in Hot Springs.
Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) officials say it was sold at the EZ Mart on Summer Street. The winning numbers are: 02-09-30-35-36.
The ASL says the jackpot is one of the largest Natural State Jackpot’s won in the game, which had not had a top prize winner in the last 26 draws.
Other winners in Monday night’s drawing included 13 players who matched four of the five numbers drawn to win a $300 prize.
More than 34-thousand tickets were sold for the drawing.
In other lottery news, here are the amounts in upcoming drawings:
- April 7 Natural State Jackpot – $25,000
- April 7 Mega Millions – $30 million
- April 8 Powerball – $70 million
The Natural State Jackpot is a Five Number Game where players choose numbers between 1 and 39. Each play costs $1 and players can choose to play up to 20 consecutive draws. The game is drawn at 8 p.m. six nights a week (Monday through Saturday).