Scratch-Off Winners Claim $17.8 Million in May with $7.8 Million Won During Lottery Drawings in May and $984,000 in Fast Play Winnings

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reported nearly $17.8 million in cash prizes paid to scratch-off game players in May, including a $200,000 Louisiana Seasons top prize sold in Lake Charles. In addition, there was more than $7.8 million won during drawings held in May, including two Easy 5 jackpot prizes totaling $254,943. Also, Fast Play players won $984,000 last month. 

Draw-style daily game prizes for drawings during May included Pick 3 winning tickets totaling $2,966,180, Pick 4 winning tickets worth $3,004,800 and Pick 5 prizes totaling $434,875.  

Powerball prizes totaled $170,159 with an additional $236,441 won by players purchasing the Power Play option for a total of $406,600 in winnings. The $1 Power Play option offers Powerball players the chance to increase any nonjackpot winnings. Mega Millions drawings held in May produced $477,610 in winnings. 

There were 58 match-5 Lotto prizes won totaling $57,405, helping to bring Lotto’s monthly total winnings to $286,647. Easy 5 prizes totaled $368,357, including the two jackpot wins, with an additional $81,279 won on ezmatch™, an instant-win option available for an additional $1. 

In total, draw-style game winnings from drawings held in May were $7,812,061. Lottery draw-style game players have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim the winnings from those tickets.  

The Lottery encourages 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.  

In addition to $17,756,167 in scratch-off cash prizes paid during May, players also claimed $2,216,797 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 $984,000 in prizes in May. 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.