Lottery Week

Lottery games are meant to be a fun form of entertainment and we are determined to help our players keep it that way by stressing the importance of playing responsibly!

As a member of the National Council on Problem Gambling, the Louisiana Lottery takes this effort seriously by distributing problem gambling awareness brochures in all of its retailer play centers; printing the problem gambling helpline number on all tickets, advertisements, news releases and sales materials; and encouraging players to adhere to responsible play techniques throughout the year.

In addition, the first $500,000 in Lottery proceeds each year goes to the Problem and Compulsive Gambling dedicated state fund that is managed through the Louisiana Department of Health-Office of Behavioral Health. The Lottery is committed to helping raise awareness of problem gambling and support referrals to the state’s helpline, 877-770-7867.

Check out the Lottery’s Responsible Gaming video for more information!

The Louisiana Lottery prides itself on giving players a chance to win big and make memories with thousands of winners every day all over the state!

Since the Lottery’s inception, more than $5 billion has gone to lucky winners. In addition to cash prizes, winners have also enjoyed incredible second-chance experience and merchandise prizes.

Take a look at a few of our recent big winners! We love to share their celebration stories!

Cornelious Gant Jr. of Patterson could not believe his eyes after scratching his Wild 888 scratch-off ticket and realizing he’d won the $88,888 top prize! 

“I had the cashier scan the ticket to make sure I was reading it correctly,” he said. 

Leanett Williams of Baton Rouge was almost as excited to receive her promotional “big check” as she was to receive the real thing when she claimed her Pick 5 winnings on June 11 at Lottery Headquarters! 

Dennis Mitchell of Lafayette won the Lottery’s Saints Season Prize Package during the third and final Saints Second-Chance Drawing of the 2024 season. On June 10, he and his guest attended Saints Mini Camp! Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming 2025 Saints tickets and drawings.  

We’re very appreciative of all our retailers do because teamwork makes the dream work! The Lottery’s partnerships with more than 2,800 local businesses—from convenience stores to gas stations to grocery stores—is mutually beneficial. Here’s what some of our top retailers have to say about how the Lottery positively impacts their business.  

Meet Manager Johnny Trosclair and Store Associate Cheyenne Dardar from J&N Truckstop in Houma! Their favorite thing about being a Lottery retailer is seeing the smile on people’s faces, no matter how much they win! The store’s most popular games are the $5 scratch-offs. 

Meet Chip Diez, Owner of Chip #2 in Gonzales! The store’s best sellers are scratch-offs, though draw games are also good sellers! 

“We have been a Lottery retailer since its inception, and it has driven foot traffic to my store since day one!” 

Meet Marlee Henry, General Manager of Henry’s Lacassine in Lacassine. According to Marlee, the best part about being a Lottery retailer is offering their customers a variety of products to purchase with a chance to win a lot of money! 

“We’re always excited to celebrate a win with one of our customers,” Marlee said. 

Their top sellers are scratch-offs, because their customers love winning instantly. 

Meet Devon Mahfouz, Store Manager at Murphy USA in Mansura. Their bestsellers are the $3 scratch-offs. Devon says the best part about being a Lottery retailer is seeing their friendly customers on a regular basis! 

“They’re like family!” he said.

Meet Randy & Kim Greer, Owners of JJ’s Fastop in Jonesboro. To them, the best part about being a Lottery retailer is watching their customers win! The store’s best sellers are scratch-offs. 

Meet Muhamad Zeidan, Owner of Raceway in Bossier City. The store’s best sellers are scratch-offs, and Mr. Zeidan’s favorite part about being a Lottery retailer is the possibility of playing a role in making one of his customers a millionaire! 

In Louisiana, Lottery proceeds fund K-12 public education, with the first $500,000 going to help fund problem gambling programs. In 2004 an amendment was passed to dedicate these proceeds to the Minimum Foundation Program, which funds K-12 public education in the state. To date, more than $4.9 BILLION has been transferred to the state thanks to you, our players! In addition to the state, we also support local philanthropic events and festivals with sponsorship dollars as well as support thousands of local retailer businesses who sell our games. Click here to learn more about why we’re here.

July 18-20, 2025

Contest Description:
Louisiana residents who are at least 21 years of age are invited to enter the Lottery’s Reason to Smile Facebook timeline promotion for a chance to win one of 10 Celebrate Lottery Week prize packages.

How to Enter:
Beginning Friday, July 18, eligible participants are invited to comment what they enjoy the most about playing Lottery to the Lottery’s designated Facebook post by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 20 for a chance to win a prize package. Prize packages will include a Lottery branded T-shirt, stadium cup, SCRABBLE branded cup, SCRABBLE pen, CLUE keychain, duffle bag, and a koozie plus $15 worth of scratch-offs.

No entries will be accepted in person, by mail or through any other method. Only one entry per person is allowed. No purchase is necessary to submit an entry for the promotion. Winners will be randomly selected from the field of entries.

Inappropriate or offensive comments or photos will be deleted and not considered as entries.

Prizes:
Winners will receive a Louisiana Lottery Celebrate Lottery Week prize package that will include a Prize packages will include a Lottery branded T-shirt, stadium cup, SCRABBLE cup, SCRABBLE pen, CLUE keychain, duffle bag, and a koozie plus $15 worth of scratch-offs.

Prizes have no cash value. In the unlikely event the Lottery is unable to fulfill a stated prize due to circumstances beyond its control, a prize(s) of equal or greater value will be substituted at the Lottery’s sole discretion.

Winner Selection & Notification:
Ten (10) winners will be randomly chosen from the field of eligible entries to receive a prize package by 5 p.m. on Monday, July 21.

Once the winners have been chosen, they will be contacted via direct message on Facebook and asked for their physical mailing address. The winners have one week after any form of attempted communication by the Lottery to verify their eligibility status or their prize will be forfeited; the Lottery may, at its discretion, assign an alternate winner in those cases.

Publicity:
Entrants grant permission to the Lottery to have their name and social media handle included in the Lottery’s publicity efforts. Entrants also agree to be recognized publicly on the Lottery’s Facebook page.

Eligibility:
This promotion is open to Louisiana residents at least 21 years of age. Residency and age will be verified. The following individuals are excluded from participating in Louisiana Lottery promotions:

• Any member of the Board of Directors, officer or employee of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation.
• Any spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing in the same household of any Louisiana Lottery employee, officer or member of the Board of Directors.
• Any employee of any company or vendor awarded a contract or subcontract to conduct business with, assigned to perform services for or provide goods to the Louisiana Lottery for any duration in the 2025 calendar year. This includes but is not limited to advertising agencies, gaming system vendors, printers, auditors, promotional product suppliers, etc.
• Any spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing in the same household of any company or vendor awarded a contract or subcontract to conduct business with, assigned to perform services for or provide goods to the Louisiana Lottery for any duration in the 2025 calendar year.
• Any person who falls into one of the categories listed above or who does not meet the age and residency requirements will be deemed ineligible to participate.

Acknowledgments:
All contest entrants agree to comply with these rules and accept the Lottery’s interpretation of them in executing the contest.

In addition, entrants agree to participate in the Lottery’s publicity efforts in conjunction with this contest, including but not limited to photo publication, press releases, interviews and media coverage.

Entrants also acknowledge that in matters of administering the contest, the decisions of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation are binding and final.

Disclaimers:
The Louisiana Lottery is solely responsible for conducting and administering this contest. The Louisiana Lottery shall have no responsibility or liability for any actual or claimed harm that may arise due to promotional materials or prizes. Participants agree to indemnify and hold harmless Facebook or the Louisiana Lottery Corporation and its promotional partners.

The Louisiana Lottery is not responsible or liable for any error, omission or any technical problem related to its promotions, including but not limited to entries and submissions, website problems, applications problems, Internet problems or problems with a participant’s computer. If for some reason a promotion is not capable of running as originally planned, the Lottery has the right to modify, suspend or cancel all or any portion of the promotion’s rules.

Facebook and their affiliates, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees will have no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in connection with participation in their promotions or the prizes awarded. Facebook has not offered or sponsored Lottery promotions in any way.