BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reported more than $10.4 million in winning tickets for its draw-style games during January highlighted by three Easy 5 jackpot-winning tickets totaling $262,920. Also during January, scratch-off players claimed nearly $18.9 million in cash prizes.
January’s draw-style game winnings included one Powerball with Power Play match-4 + PB prize worth $150,000, five Powerball match-4 + PB prizes totaling $250,000 and 128 Powerball match-4 prizes totaling $12,800. There was also one Mega Millions with Megaplier match-4 + MB prize worth $40,000, six Mega Millions match-4 + MB prizes totaling $60,000 and 117 Mega Millions match-4 prizes totaling $58,500. One hundred fifty-seven players won Lotto match-5 prizes totaling $158,673, helping to bring Lotto’s monthly total winnings to $818,361. Pick 3 winning tickets totaled $3,285,880 and Pick 4 winning tickets totaled $2,196,600. Easy 5 prizes totaled $438,658 with an additional $173,629 won on ezmatch, an instant-win option available for an additional $1.
“More than 65,000 Power Play purchasers won an extra $580,795 in addition to their regular Powerball prizes for a total of $924,265 in winnings,” Lottery President Rose Hudson said. “Also, more than 71,000 Megaplier purchasers won a bonus total of $450,296 in addition to their regular Mega Millions prizes for $728,268 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 total, draw-style game winnings from drawings held in January were $10,443,836. 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 $18,891,582 in scratch-off cash prizes paid during January, players also claimed $3,321,318 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 [u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net].
In response to the COVID-19 health crisis, Lottery claims offices are open to the public by appointment only. Player prize payment options currently available can be found on the Lottery’s website at www.louisianalottery.com/claim [u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net].
While actual game performance and the amount of prizes claimed will vary from month to month, the Lottery allocated nearly 54.3% of sales to fund prizes in fiscal year 2020. Thirty-five percent of sales was transferred to the state treasury for the Minimum Foundation Program that funds K-12 public education in Louisiana. Retailers were paid 5.6% compensation and 5.1% was used to operate the Lottery.
Hudson reminded ticket purchasers to play responsibly, encouraging anyone who has a gambling problem, or friends and family of anyone with a gambling problem, to call toll-free 1-877-770-7867 for help. Ticket purchasers must be at least 21 years of age.
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