Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat — The estimated jackpot Tuesday night was $500 million dollars. Once the jackpot hit $100 million on Oct. 27, nearly $38 million worth of tickets were sold by Oct. 31. As the jackpot grew to more than $200 million on Nov. 17, sales surged by nearly $70 million by the next Wednesday. Then the jackpot reached over $300 million on Nov. 24, and ticket sales over the next four days surpassed $140 million.