Louisiana Lottery Confirms 58 Mega Millions ’10x’ Wins

(Baton Rouge, LA) Mega Millions, the multi-state lottery game that has never created a jackpot winner in the state of Louisiana, held its Tuesday night drawing last night. The Louisiana Lottery confirmed that the estimated top prize players across the state and across the Mega Millions footprint were hoping to win was estimated to be $80 million.

Louisiana is no stranger to big prizes from the Mega Millions game, although I don't think a state-sold ticket has earned a prize of more than $10,000 since the game switched to its new enhanced format in early April. The most recent Mega Millions winners in Louisiana have been in Shreveport, Independence, Leesville, and Baton Rouge.

How Long Has Mega Millions and Powerball Been Played in Louisiana?

Even though the Louisiana Lottery has offered Mega Millions as a choice for players since 2011, a Louisiana-sold ticket has never matched the numbers needed to claim the game's jackpot prize. If you're wondering, Louisiana has been playing Powerball since 1995, and that game has produced several jackpot wins across the state.

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On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, the estimated annuitized jackpot for Mega Millions was $80 million. If you won and opted for the cash payout, your prize would be an estimated $40.8 million. Here is how that drawing went down on Tuesday night.

To win the big money in Mega Millions, a player must match the numbers on five white balls numbered one through seventy and also match the Mega Bal,l which is the gold ball and its numbered from one to twenty-five. In last night's game, no tickets sold across the "Megasphere" matched the numbers needed to win the big money.

After reviewing the data from last night's drawing our sources at Mega Millions have revealed the largest prize awarded by the game on Tuesday was for two tickets that earned $40,000. That was it. It was not a lucrative night to play Mega Millions, as far as jackpots were concerned, but we do have wins in Louisiana to tell you about.

What Were Tuesday's Mega Millions Lottery Numbers?

The numbers from Tuesday's Mega Millions were revealed to be:

16   17   43   46   58   Mega Ball 16

If you have a match of at least the Mega Ball, then you made money. According to our inside source at the Louisiana Lottery, 654 tickets were sold in Louisiana that turned a $5 ticket into a $10 win. 39 other tickets sold across the state had that same number match scenario, but the multiplier on their ticket was "10x," one of the new twists for the enhanced game; those tickets are worth $50 this morning.

The largest single prize won by a Louisiana ticket was $2,000. Two tickets earned that prize; one matched four white balls with a "4x" multiplier, while another matched three white balls and the Mega Ball with a "10x" multiplier.

What Is Wednesday's Powerball Jackpot?

Tonight's opportunity for instant millions will come with the Powerball drawing. The top prize in that lottery game is estimated to be $65 million for the annuity, $29.9 for the lump sum payout. 

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There will also be drawings tonight for Lotto and Easy 5. Those games have jackpot amounts of $675,000 and $140,000, respectively. Please remember you must be 21 to purchase. 

And if you have a gambling problem, there is help available to you by calling 1-877-770-STOP (7867). The call and the referral to counseling are available to you at no charge. Good Luck.