Scratch-Off Winners Claim $17.6 Million in January With Another $11.6 Million Won During Lottery Drawings in January and $851,000 in Fast Play Winnings
Draw-style daily game prizes for drawings during January included Pick 3 winning tickets totaling $2,591,020, Pick 4 winning tickets worth $3,699,000 and Pick 5 prizes totaling $722,375.
There were two Powerball match-4 + PB prizes totaling $100,000, 25 Powerball with Power Play match-4 prizes amounting to $7,700 and 34 Powerball match-4 prizes totaling $3,400. There were also two Mega Millions with Megaplier match-4 + MB prizes totaling $40,000, 17 Mega Millions with Megaplier match-4 prizes amounting to $24,000 and 27 Mega Millions match-4 prizes totaling $13,500.
“More than 32,000 Power Play purchasers won an extra $298,549 in addition to their regular Powerball prizes for a total of $441,562 in winnings,” Lottery President Rose Hudson said. “Also, nearly 19,000 Megaplier purchasers won a bonus total of $158,758 in addition to their regular Mega Millions prizes for $243,708 in total winnings.” The $1 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 addition to the Lotto jackpot prize, 111 players won Lotto match-5 prizes totaling $102,610, helping to bring Lotto’s monthly total winnings to $3,074,531. One player won an Easy 5 jackpot prize worth $110,000, which brought the game’s total monthly winnings to $218,588, with an additional $88,887 won on ezmatch™, an instant-win option available for an additional $1.
In total, draw-style game winnings from drawings held in January were $11,554,251. 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 $17,597,880 in scratch-off cash prizes paid during January, players also claimed $1,720,561 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 $850,816 in prizes. 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 57.12% of sales to fund prizes in fiscal year 2023. Approximately 32.46% of sales was transferred to the state treasury for the Minimum Foundation Program that funds K-12 public education in Louisiana. Retailers were paid 5.61% compensation, and 4.81% 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.
