Louisiana Lottery Confirms $10,000 Mega Millions Win

The Lousiana Lottery has a place on its website where players can see "where the winners are." Along Louisiana's I-20 corridor, there are icons by Shreveport, Ruston, and Monroe. Further south, along Louisiana's I-10 corridor, there are even more winner icons. Cities such as New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Lake Charles are where you find most of the winner icons on that part of the map.

It only takes a brief glance for most lottery players in Louisiana to figure out this simple fact. Most of the winners happen along or near I-10. No, it's not that South Louisiana is luckier than North Louisiana. It's more a function of mathematics. There are more people living along and south of I-10 than live in Central Louisiana and along the state's northern border. The more people you have playing, the more likely you are to get winners.

Such was the case in Tuesday's Mega Millions multi-state lottery game. The game's top prize was a jackpot estimated to be $129 million. That's for the annuity if you won and chose the lump sum payout you'd be collecting $61.5 million before the tax man asked for his share of your money.

Here is how the drawing for those prizes unfolded just before 10 last night.

Our sources at Mega Millions confirmed there was not jackpot winner in last night's drawing. The biggest prize produced by the game came from a California-sold ticket that matched all of the "white balls" to claim a prize of $1 million.

There were a dozen tickets across the Mega Millions footprint that matched four of the five white balls and the Mega Ball. One of those tickets has been confirmed by the Louisiana Lottery as a $10,000 winner.

Here's what we know about the $10,000 Mega Millions winner that was sold in Louisiana on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. The ticket was purchased in Youngsville, Louisiana. The point of purchase was Nunu's Fresh Market on Lafayette Street.

If you played Mega Millions at Nunu's on Tuesday, please check your numbers. Speaking of those numbers, here's what we saw rolling out of the hopper for last night's Mega Millions draw.

03   19   20   22    66   Mega Ball 09   Megaplier x3

Use those numbers as a reference but please verify your ticket at either the Official Mega Millions Website or the Official Louisiana Lottery Website before you attempt to claim a prize. Those sites also have important information on how and where to claim your winnings.

Tonight's Powerball drawing should get a lot of attention as that jackpot is more than a quarter of a billion dollars. The estimated annuitized Powerball jackpot for Wednesday, October 9, 2024, is $336 million. The lump sum payout is estimated to be $165.3 million.

The Louisiana Lottery will also hold drawings for Lotto with a top prize of $550,000 and Easy 5 with a top prize of $60,000. Remember there are risks associated with playing lottery games. If you have a gambling problem help is available by calling 1-800-GAMBLER. The call and the referrals to counseling are free as well. Good Luck.