No lottery in Alabama means many are going to Tennessee for their chance at winning big Alabamians hit the road to Tennessee for the lottery By Tiffany Thompson | January 15, 2021 at 10:32 PM CST - Updated January 15 at 10:38 PM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Mega Millions Soars to $750 million, the second largest jackpot in Mega Millions history. But with no Alabama state lottery, this left many north Alabamians making the trek to Tennessee on Friday. Jeffrey and Allison Hines are from Albertville, and they said they drove to Fayetteville for their chance to win it big. ″Today is our lucky day, so we drove up here. We are going to win,” Jeffrey Hines said. “If not us then who.”