BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reported more than $17.2 million in cash prizes paid to scratch-off game players in November, including a Power 100X prize worth $500,000. In addition, there was more than $8 million won during drawings held in November, including two Easy 5 jackpot prizes totaling $404,652. Also, Fast Play players won over $799,000 last month.

Draw-style daily game prizes for drawings during November included Pick 3 winning tickets totaling $2,952,250, Pick 4 winning tickets worth $2,333,300 and Pick 5 prizes totaling $570,275. 
There were two Powerball with Power Play match-4 + PB prizes totaling $250,000, one Powerball match-4 + PB prize worth $50,000 and 38 Powerball match-4 prizes totaling $3,800. There were also eight Mega Millions with Megaplier match-4 prizes worth $14,500 and 22 Mega Millions match-4 prizes amounting to $11,000. 

“More than 31,000 Power Play purchasers won an extra $339,553 in addition to their regular Powerball prizes for a total of $578,310 in winnings,” Lottery President Rose Hudson said. “Also, more than 16,000 Megaplier purchasers won a bonus total of $142,780 in addition to their regular Mega Millions prizes for $203,278 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.  

Seventy-five players won Lotto match-5 prizes totaling $74,610, helping to bring Lotto’s monthly total winnings to $388,310. Easy 5 prizes totaled $524,483, with an additional $91,896 won on ezmatch™, an instant-win option available for an additional $1. 

In total, draw-style game winnings from drawings held in November were $8,048,188. 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 $17,215,869 in scratch-off cash prizes paid during November, players also claimed $1,506,828 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 $799,474 in prizes, including a $10 Louisiana Jackpot ticket worth $27,852. 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.