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Tonight’s $616,000 Wild Money jackpot is officially the largest jackpot ever for Rhode Island Lottery’s in-state jackpot game, according to Rhode Island Lottery.

The current jackpot roll began on July 23, 2022, after a $44,000 jackpot was won. Tonight’s Wild Money jackpot beats the previous record at $601,206, hit on Saturday, March 25, 2006.

Sales cut off each day at 6:50 p.m. and Rhode Island Lottery players can watch the drawing at 7:29 p.m. on WPRI or on Rhode Island Lottery’s YouTube page.

The national jackpot games, Mega Millions, and Powerball® are also notably high. Tonight’s estimated Mega Millions jackpot is $380 million, and tomorrow’s estimated Powerball jackpot is $353 million.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...