Scratch-Off Winners Claim $19.4 Million in March With Another $9 Million Won During Lottery Drawings in March and $821,000 in Fast Play Winnings

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reported over $19.4 million in cash prizes paid to scratch-off game players in March, including a $200,000 50X top prize sold in Baker. In addition, there was more than $9 million won during drawings held in March, including two Easy 5 jackpot prizes totaling $160,000 and Pick 3 straight payouts totaling $920,750 when 8-8-8 was drawn on March 27. Also, Fast Play players won about $821,000 last month.

Draw-style daily game prizes for drawings during March included Pick 3 winning tickets totaling $4,636,440, Pick 4 winning tickets worth $1,720,900 and Pick 5 prizes totaling $820,600.

There were two Powerball match-4 + PB prizes of $50,000 and 27 Powerball match-4 prizes totaling $2,700 as well as 13 Powerball with Power Play match-4 prizes totaling $3,500. There was also one match-4 + MB Mega Millions with Megaplier prize amounting to $20,000 and one match-4 +MB prize without the Megaplier totaling $10,000.

“Nearly 32,000 Power Play purchasers won an extra $229,148 in addition to their regular Powerball prizes for a total of $371,699 in winnings,” Lottery President Rose Hudson said. “Also, more than 15,000 Megaplier purchasers won a bonus total of $129,478 in addition to their regular Mega Millions prizes for $200,852 in total winnings.” The $1 Power Play option offers Powerball players the chance to increase any nonjackpot winnings. The $1 Megaplier add-on multiplied nonjackpot Mega Millions prizes by a multiplier number selected during the drawing. Beginning April 5, the Mega Millions game automatically comes with a built-in multiplier feature.

Ninety-three players won Lotto match-5 prizes totaling $91,463, helping to bring Lotto’s monthly total winnings to $480,247. Easy 5 prizes totaled $256,828, with an additional $83,837 won on ezmatch™, an instant-win option available for an additional $1.

In total, draw-style game winnings from drawings held in March were $9,025,690. 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 $19,445,486 in scratch-off cash prizes paid during March, players also claimed $2,591,457 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.

Players of the Lottery’s instant-win terminal Fast Play games won $821,294 in prizes in March. Fast Play winning tickets can be claimed up to 90 days following the closure of the game. A list of current Fast Play games, prizes, winnings and claim deadlines can be found on the Lottery’s website: www.louisianalottery.com/fast-play.

While actual game performance and the amount of prizes claimed will vary from month to month, the Lottery allocated 57.58% of revenue to fund prizes in fiscal year 2024. Approximately 31.87% of revenue was transferred to the state treasury for the Minimum Foundation Program that funds K-12 public education in Louisiana. Retailers were paid 5.55% compensation, and 4.98% was used to operate the Lottery.

Lottery ticket purchasers are reminded to play responsibly; anyone who may have a gambling problem, or friends and family of anyone with a gambling problem are encouraged to call toll-free 1-877-770-7867 for help. Ticket purchasers must be at least 21 years of age. More information on prize payment options currently available can be found on the Lottery’s website at www.louisianalottery.com/claim.