Lottery Drawings Produce $6.5 Million in Winnings in November While Scratch-Off Winners Claim $13.6 Million

From holiday shopping to saving for a new car, Louisiana Lottery players had several plans for some of the $13.6 million in scratch-off prizes claimed in November. The Lottery also reported more than $6.5 million won during drawings held in November.

November’s draw-style game winnings included 32 match-4 Powerball prizes totaling $3,200 and six Mega Millions prizes worth $5,000 each. A $475,000 Lotto jackpot was won to bring the game’s total winnings to $1,007,473. Pick 3 winning tickets totaled $2,083,240 and Pick 4 winning tickets totaled $2,258,200.

Easy 5 prizes totaled $135,536 with an additional $121,022 won on ezmatch, an instant-win option available for an additional $1. 

“More than 20,000 Power Play purchasers won a bonus total of $160,778 in addition to their regular Powerball prize,” Lottery President Rose Hudson said, “and more than 28,000 Megaplier purchasers won a bonus total of $147,550.” The Power Play option offers Powerball players the chance to increase any nonjackpot winnings. The $1 Megaplier add-on multiplies nonjackpot Mega Millions prizes by a multiplier number selected during the drawing.

In total, draw-style game winnings from drawings held in November were $6,536,072. Lottery draw-style game players have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim the winnings from those tickets.

“We encourage players to sign the back of their tickets immediately after purchasing and to check them promptly after the drawing. Even if a ticket does not win the jackpot, it could have won another prize,” Hudson added.

In addition to $11,792,548 in scratch-off cash prizes paid during November, players also claimed $1,824,237 worth of free-ticket prizes. According to Lottery policy, scratch-off games are closed when all top prizes are claimed, and scratch-off players have 90 days from the official game closure date to redeem a winning ticket. A list of current scratch-off games, prizes remaining and claim deadlines can be found on its website, www.louisianalottery.com/scratch-offs.

While actual game performance and the amount of prizes claimed will vary from month to month, the Lottery allocates nearly 53 percent of sales to fund prizes. At least 35 percent of sales is transferred to the state treasury for the Minimum Foundation Program that funds K-12 public education in Louisiana. Retailers are paid at least 5 percent compensation, and the Lottery retains approximately 6 percent of sales to operate.

Hudson reminded ticket purchasers to play responsibly, encouraging anyone who has a gambling problem, or friends and family of anyone with a gambling problem, to call toll-free 1-877-770-7867 for help. Ticket purchasers must be at least 21 years of age.