Mega Millions, Louisiana Lottery Reveal Friday Winners

The last time the multi-state lottery game Mega Millions held a drawing on a Friday night the jackpot was over $1.2 billion. In places like Marrero, Metairie, New Orleans, and Pearl River they were celebrating $10,000 wins in that drawing. In Baton Rouge, a Mega Millions player last Friday earned a prize of $30,000. But alas, the big-money billion-dollar jackpot went to a ticket sold in California.

Such is the life of a lottery player and we Lotologists who follow the frenzy are well aware of the ebbs and flows of the jackpot chasing culture.  Mega Millions held its first Friday night drawing of 2025 last night and no, the frenzy was not the same as the previous Friday's drawing.

The jackpot for last night's drawing was estimated to be $42 million at the time the balls dropped. The game had held a previous drawing on Tuesday for a $20 million jackpot following last Friday's big win. And in just a matter of days the top prize had more than doubled.

Here is how the Mega Millions drawing for Friday, January 3, 2025, went down.

Our sources at Mega Millions did confirm that no ticket sold across the game's footprint matched the numbers needed to claim the jackpot prize on Friday. There were also no Match 5 Million winners.

Our Mega Millions insider also confirmed that the largest single prize earned in Friday's drawing was $40,000 and only four tickets sold for the game earned that prize. There were another eight tickets that earned a prize of $10,000.

The numbers that we saw rolling out of the hopper last night were:

20   42   46   59   69   Mega Ball 19   Megaplier x4

If it looks as if you're holding a winner, you'll need to verify that ticket and those numbers at the Official Mega Millions website or the Official Louisiana Lottery website. Those are the sites of record. They can also confirm your winnings and explain how to claim your prize.

None of the $10,000 winners or the $40,000 winners were purchased in Louisiana. The largest prize confirmed by the Louisiana Lottery for Mega Millions last night was $2,000. Two tickets earned that prize. Another two tickets earned a prize of $800. All in all, it was not a lucrative night for Louisiana Lottery fans.

Saturday brings a host of money-winning opportunities. The Powerball game will draw tonight (Saturday, January 4, 2025). The top prize in that multi-state lottery game is $200 million.

There will also be drawing in Lotto and Easy 5. Those Louisiana-based games feature jackpots of $950,000 for Lotto and $120,000 for Easy 5. The Lotto game has not produced a jackpot winner since October of last year. Easy 5 has not produced a jackpot winner since December 4th 2024.

Please remember that lottery games involve the risk of losing money. Most people who play the games wind up losing their cash. So, play responsibly. If you have a gambling problem help is available. Call 1-877-770-STOP (7867). The call is free. The advice is free. The assistance is priceless. Good Luck.