{"id":412952,"date":"2026-09-28T17:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/412952\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:08:09","slug":"florida-lottery-jackpots-grow-powerball-nears-400m-mega-millions-at-300m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/412952\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida lottery jackpots grow: Powerball nears $400M; Mega Millions at $300M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Florida lottery players have several multimillion-dollar prizes up for grabs this week, led by a Powerball jackpot nearing $400 million.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at the current jackpots and when the next drawings are scheduled. Jackpot estimates can change after each drawing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Powerball<\/a>: Estimated $389 million jackpot. The next drawing is Monday, Sept. 28, at 10:59 p.m. Eastern. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridalottery.com\/games\/draw-games\/mega-millions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mega Millions<\/a>: Estimated $300 million jackpot. The next drawing is Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 11 p.m. Eastern. Drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridalottery.com\/games\/draw-games\/jackpot-triple-play\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jackpot Triple Play<\/a>: Estimated $800,000 jackpot. The next drawing is Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 11:15 p.m. Eastern. Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/cbs12-news-i-team\/airport-security-breaches-concerns-fort-lauderdale-donald-trump-airport-subpoenas-south-florida-perimeter-breaches-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Airport security concerns resurface after perimeter breaches in South Florida<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/floridalottery.com\/games\/draw-games\/florida-lotto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florida Lotto<\/a>: Estimated $2 million jackpot. The next drawing is Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 11 p.m. Eastern Drawings are held Wednesdays and Saturdays.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets must be purchased before each game\u2019s sales cutoff. Florida Lottery says players must be at least 18 years old to play.<\/p>\n<p>Players can check winning numbers and game details on the <a href=\"https:\/\/floridalottery.com\/games\/winning-numbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florida Lottery website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CBS12 News is your Florida Lottery station. Tune in at 11 p.m. for the results.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Lottery says about 25% of every ticket purchase is transferred to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, which the state Department of Education distributes to public education programs. The lottery says it has contributed more than $1 billion a year to education for each of the past 22 years.<\/p>\n<p>Since its inception, the Florida Lottery says it has contributed more than $17 billion to Florida public schools, more than $12 billion to state colleges and universities, and more than $9.3 billion to Bright Futures. The scholarship program, created by the Legislature in 1997, has helped more than 1 million students attend college, according to the lottery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. 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