Louisiana Lottery confirms $50,000 Powerball winner Monday

It was a foggy Monday evening in mid-December in Louisiana. There is one fog alert in place for Lake Charles, Jennings and Dequincy. In Lafayette, it’s twinkling with Christmas lights dampened by the high holiday humidity. And in Baton Rougethey are a little confused about Louisiana Lottery offices. They have a winner of a $50,000 lottery prize that they can’t seem to find, and a brand new $50,000 winner that they need to get to know.

Monday night is Powerball night in Louisiana and across about 45 states and various territories across the nation. Last night’s Powerball game offered an estimated annuitized jackpot prize of $58.1 million. Last night’s Powerball lump sum payout was estimated at $27.1 million.

If you bought a ticket and played Powerball in Louisiana, you’ll be happy to know that 4,000 winning tickets were sold in our state for the Powerball drawing on December 17, 2024. If you missed it, you can see how it went.

Based on information from our sources at Powerball, no tickets were sold across the game’s footprint that matched the numbers needed to claim the game’s more than $58 million top prize. There was one ticket sold in Colorado that matched all five of the white ball numbers, saw it Winner of match 5 million would get a million dollars for their two dollar investment.

Now for the big money winner and what could be a big money loser in Louisiana. The The Louisiana Lottery has confirmed that a ticket sold in Chalmette matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball in Monday’s game. Usually that ticket is worth $50,000. If you played Powerball in Chalmette and bought your Powerball ticket at Mereaux’s Food Store on Paris Road, I would pull out my ticket and compare those numbers.

What were the Powerball numbers for Monday night?

09 30 33 57 61 Powerball 17 Power Play x2

If you think you have a match, you’ll want to confirm these numbers on Official Louisiana Lottery website or that Powerball website. These sites are the official sites when it comes to verifying your numbers. Plus, if you have any tickets you think are winners, you can confirm your prize and get details on how to claim your prize.

That takes care of the new $50,000 winner from last night. The Louisiana Lottery is still hoping to hear from one Powerball player who purchased a ticket at a Racetrac store on Burbank Drive in Baton Rouge back on July 13th. That ticket also matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball. The $50,000 prize will revert to the lottery if not claimed by January 9, 2025.

Maybe someone is holding on to that ticket for a holiday surprise? Or maybe it’s in the console of your car, the pocket of a pair of shorts, or you put it in the junk drawer. That’s $50,000, don’t miss your chance to claim it.

On Wednesday Powerball jackpot expected to grow to at least $69 million for the annuitized jackpot. You only have three more Powerball games between now and Christmas Day, so if your plan was to help Santa with a big lottery win, you better get going.

Or you could play Mega Millions tonight. The jackpot in that game is astronomical. The estimated annuitized prize in that game for Tuesday is $740 million, making it a top ten jackpot on the all-time list for that game. The Mega Millions draw will take place tonight at 10:00 p.m.

Lottery games require a significant risk of losing money. If you don’t have the money to lose, you shouldn’t spend it on these games. If you have a problem playing, help is available and it’s free. Ring 1-877-770-STOP (7867) for a compassionate and confidential referral to a licensed counselor. Good luck.