Louisiana Lottery fans in Marksville, Minden, Monroe, and Morgan City have another "M" word on their mind this morning. That "M" word is money. And if you thought Tuesday's Match 5 Million win with Mega Millions was fun, just wait until you hear about how Louisiana tickets fared with Wednesday's Powerball drawing. Here's a hint, it's good news.

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Currently, the Mega Millions game is getting more of the lottery headlines than Powerball. That's because, on Friday, the Mega Millions top prize will be an estimated $825 million, while Powerball's estimated top prize on Wednesday night was only $70.8 million. It makes sense when you consider that both games cost $2 bucks to play and $3 bucks if you want to add the multiplier (and you should, in my opinion).

Here is how the drawing played out for last night's Powerball game.

Our sources at Powerball tell us no ticket across the game's footprint matched the numbers needed to claim the $70.8 million top prize. So that prize will be increasing for Saturday's drawing this weekend. It's estimated that by Saturday night when the ping pong balls drop, Powerball players will have a shot at an estimated $88 million for the annuitized prize. The lump sum payout is forecast to be $41 million.

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Up until this past Monday, no Louisiana-sold Powerball tickets had claimed a prize of $10,000 or more. There was finally a big money winner on December 16th when a Powerball ticket purchased in Chalmette earned a prize of $50,000. Last night, a ticket sold in Marrero did the honors. A $50,000 winner was sold at Quick's Food Mart at 6301 Acres Road. That was the largest prize earned in Louisiana for Wednesday's drawing.

The numbers for Powerball that were reported to us were:

06   15   18   33   49   Powerball 07   Power Play x2

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Based on preliminary figures from the Louisiana Lottery it looks as if about 3,000 or just over 3,000 tickets sold for Wednesday's Powerball returned a prize to purchaser. If you'd like to verify your winnings you can do that at the Official Louisiana Lottery website or the Official Powerball website. Those sites are the sites of record when it comes to all prizes.

The big money lottery games take Thursday night off and then we are back at it on Friday with Mega Millions. You'll only have two more chances to win that big prize between now and Christmas Day. Powerball will draw again on Saturday and again on Monday. There will be a Mega Millions drawing on Christmas Eve and a Powerball drawing on Christmas night.

The Louisiana Lottery will not hold drawings for Louisiana-based games on Christmas Day. That means there will be no Lotto or Easy 5 on Wednesday, December 25, 2024.

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Please remember lottery games involve a risk of losing money. If you have a gambling problem help is available for you free of charge. Call 1-877-770-STOP (7867) the call and the referral to services are free. Good Luck.

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