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• Prairieville man wins $450,000 jackpot from April 11 drawing of Easy 5 lottery Play Video

  April 20, 2026 1:35 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE — A Prairieville man won a $450,000 jackpot from the April 11 drawing of the Easy 5 lottery. Atwood Miller bought the ticket at the Murphy USA #7684 on Airline Highway in Prairieville. He claimed the prize at the Louisiana Lottery's Baton Rouge headquarters on Tuesday, April 14,... more »

• Powerball's $1.7B jackpot could make Christmas Eve unforgettable for a lucky winner Play Video

  December 24, 2025 7:36 AM

  A Christmas Eve Powerball drawing could add new meaning to holiday cheer as millions of players hope to cash in on the $1.7 billion prize, which comes after months without a jackpot winner. The winning numbers are 25, 59, 04, 52, 31 and 19. The United States' 4th-largest... more »

• Louisiana man wins $150,000 from Powerball with just one number off from $1.1 billion jackpot Play Video

  September 3, 2025 1:37 PM

  DERIDDER — A man from DeRidder won $150,000 from his Powerball lottery ticket on Labor Day. He was one number off from the then-$1.1 billion jackpot. John Stokes matched four of the white ball numbers and the red Powerball number correctly and added the Power Play option, which tripled... more »

• $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot is up for grabs - see winning numbers here Play Video

  September 3, 2025 12:17 PM

  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An estimated $1.4 billion lottery jackpot will be up for grabs Wednesday night thanks to dozens of drawings without a big winner. The winning numbers are 61, 29, 69, 16, 3, 22. The massive Powerball prize is the sixth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot. It's... more »

• Powerball jackpot reaches $1 billion

  August 29, 2025 12:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The Powerball lottery jackpot has reached $1 billion after no one correctly matched all six numbers on Wednesday night. The jackpot has been rolling over since the last winner on May 31 and now sits at the sixth-largest prize amount in Powerball history. Drawings happen... more »

• Lafayette convenience store sells $2 million winning Powerball lottery ticket

  July 14, 2025 1:26 PM

  LAFAYETTE — A Lafayette convenience store sold the $2 million winning Powerball with Power Play ticket for the lottery's most recent drawing. Shop Rite #78 along North University Avenue sold the ticket with the winning numbers picked during the July 5 drawing. Three days later, Fermon Bonin of Carencro... more »

• Man wins $875k jackpot from lottery ticket he bought from Circle K in Albany Play Video

  October 8, 2024 3:33 PM

  ALBANY — A man claimed $875,000 from his winning Louisiana Lottery Lotto ticket he bought from an Albany Circle K. Albany resident Steve Petho matched all six numbers during the Sept. 28 lottery drawing and won the jackpot prize. He purchased the ticket from a Circle K on LA... more »

• Winning lottery ticket sold in Mandeville expires Tuesday

  June 17, 2024 11:14 AM

  MANDEVILLE - Someone has the ticket to $50 thousand stowed away in a pocket or purse somewhere, and they've got one more day to figure it out. As of Monday, no one has stepped forward to claim a ticket matching four Powerball numbers to win $50 thousand. The ticket... more »

• New Year's Day Powerball jackpot soars to $500 million after months with no winner

  December 31, 2021 3:53 PM

  After 37 drawings in a row without a jackpot winner, the New Year's Day Powerball winnings rose to $500 million. The jackpot was previously $483 million but was raised after no ticket matched all six numbers draw in Wednesday's drawing. It now has an estimated cash value of... more »

• 83-year-old Gonzales grandmother wins the jackpot

  February 9, 2018 10:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE – An 83-year-old grandmother won a Louisiana Lottery jackpot of $525,000, the state lottery office revealed Friday. Josephine Prendergast of Gonzales had the sole winning ticket for the January 20 th Lotto jackpot. “I was reading the numbers and checking them each off thinking ‘that’s not... more »

• How a man from Baton Rouge turned his duck hunt into a $2 million jackpot

  January 24, 2018 6:56 PM

  NATCHEZ – A man from Baton Rouge won a $2 million jackpot in a last-minute bet at a Mississippi casino recently, the Natchez newspaper reported Wednesday. Terry Hill won while playing a progressive slot machine at the Magnolia Bluffs Casino Tuesday. Hill won after playing $34. “I don't... more »

• Three Powerball tickets sold in Louisiana worth tens of thousands of dollars

  January 4, 2018 7:24 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- Three Powerball tickets sold in southeast Louisiana are worth tens of thousands of dollars. WWL-TV reports two tickets that were sold in New Orleans and Harahan matched four out of five numbers plus the Powerball to win $50,000 each. The third ticket was sold in Kentwood and... more »

• Mega Millions jackpot reaches $333 million

  June 21, 2016 11:54 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Mega Millions lottery game has reached an estimated jackpot of $333 million for the Tuesday night drawing, making it one of the largest jackpots in the history of the multi-state game. The jackpot starts at $15 million and grows from there until a lucky winner... more »

• Powerball jackpot now at $1.4 billion

  January 11, 2016 11:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE - While those 292 million to one odds haven’t changed, the biggest jackpot in Powerball history has gotten even bigger Monday as it has reached an estimated $1.4 billion. The prize is sure to grow as more people invest $2 a ticket for their shot at a... more »

• Powerball frenzy boosts jackpot to $500 million Play Video

  January 6, 2016 12:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Lines at convenience stores throughout the state are sure to be a bit longer than usual as the already impressive Powerball grand prize has now climbed to $500 million. After a consecutive 17th draw without a winner, the jackpot jumped again early Wednesday, boosting the previously... more »