Louisiana Lottery Dreaming as We Close in on New Year

SHREVEPORT, LA – Did anyone hit all 6 numbers to win the monster Powerball jackpot? Sorry, no big winner in the Wednesday night drawing for the $700 million dollar prize. So the prize climbs to $760 million for Saturday night. The lump sum payout will be more than $382 million.

Hours before Wednesday evening's drawing, the jackpot surged to the ninth-largest prize in Powerball history. The jackpot at the time of the drawing was announced as $707.2 million prize.

The winning numbers for Wednesday's jackpot drawing were 4-11-38-51-68 and Powerball 5, with a Power Play 3.

A lucky player in Texas is worth $2 million. There’s also one ticket in California worth $1 million dollars.

Powerball Product Group Chair Drew Svitko says:

This Powerball jackpot is climbing the charts and it’s anyone’s guess whether our next big winner will be made in 2023 or the New Year. This is a fun time to get into the game, especially over the holidays when you can dream big with family and friends.

There has been no Powerball winner since October 11.

Here’s a list of the top 20 prizes from Powerball and Mega Millions:

1. $2.04 billion, Powerball was won by one ticket in California on November 8, 2022.
2. $1.76 Billion  Powerball was one by a ticket in California on October 11, 2023
3. $1.586 billion Powerball January 13, 2016. There were 3 winning tickets for this prize. These tickets were purchased in Tennessee, Florida, and California. Each had the option to take a lump sum of $327.8 million.
4. $1.58 Billion Mega Millions won by one winning ticket in Florida. It was sold at a Publix Super Market in Neptune Beach.
5. $1.537 billion Mega Millions October 2018. There was one winning ticket purchased in South Carolina. The ticket was sold at a KC Mart convenience store in the town of Simpsonville. This is the largest single-ticket jackpot in U.S. history.
6. $1.337 billion Mega Millions was won by one ticket in Illinois on July 29, 2022.
7. $1.35 billion Mega Millions was won by someone in the state of Maine. Cash option was $723.5 million.
8. $1.08 Billion Powerball was won by one ticket in California on July 19, 2023.
9. 05 billion Mega Millions was won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan in January of 2021.
10. $768.4 million, Powerball won by a single ticket in Wisconsin. Cash: $477 million.
11. $758 million, Powerball won August 24, 2018, by Mavis Wanczyk of Massachusetts. She chose the lump sum payment of $480 million.
12. $754.6 million, Powerball was won on February 6, 2023 by one ticket in Washington.
13. $731.1 million, Powerball was won on January 20, 2021 by a ticket in Maryland.
14. $707million, Powerball is up for grabs on Saturday December 30, 2023.
15. $699 million, Powerball won on October 4, 2021 in California. The ticket was sold at an Albertson’s grocery store.
16. $687.8 million, Powerball won Oct. 27, 2018. There were two winning tickets. One in Iowa and another in New York.
17. $656 million, Mega Millions, won March 30, 2012, by three tickets, sold in Maryland, Illinois and Kansas. Cash: $471 million
18. $648 million, Mega Millions, won Dec. 17, 2013, in Georgia and California. Cash: $347.6 million.
19. $630 Million Powerball Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Two winning tickets, one in California and one in Wisconsin will split the jackpot.
20. $590.5 million, Powerball, won May 18, 2013, in Florida. Cash: $370.9 million.