Tennessee Lottery sets new record with nearly half-a-billion dollars raised Nam Y. Huh/AP A Mega Millions lottery ticket is printed out of a lottery machine at a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill., Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The Powerball jackpot is up to $410 million. The drawing for that is Wednesday night. The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday's lottery drawing has jumped to $490 million and it potentially makes the 8th largest in the game's history. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) and last updated 2021-07-16 22:21:48-04 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â The Tennessee Lottery set a new record in Fiscal Year 2021 for its total annual transfer to the Lottery for Education Account.