Big Wins Shake Up Louisiana Lottery This Weekend

(KMDL-FM) The Louisiana Lottery has confirmed that two of Saturday's "draw games" hosted and supported by the lottery created some big money wins. There was a $120,000 winner confirmed in the Louisiana-based Easy 5 game. There was also a $100,000 winner confirmed in Louisiana as part of the multi-state Powerball game.

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Both Easy 5 and Powerball, along with Lotto, are staples of the lottery scene in Louisiana on Saturday nights. To be honest, I woke up thinking we'd be hearing about a big win in the Lotto game, whose jackpot is now $1.75 million, which is one of the largest jackpots I can recall in recent history.

But there was no jackpot win in Lotto, so the jackpot will continue to climb. Your next chance to play Lotto will come on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, Saturday's Powerball produced a big win but not a jackpot win. Let's see how Louisiana players did in that game.

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How Much Was the Powerball Jackpot for Saturday, May 23, 2026?

According to Powerball, players were playing for a jackpot estimated to be $132.2 million for the annuitized jackpot. A player matching all the numbers needed for a jackpot win might also have chosen the cash option. Last night, that total was estimated to be $58.1 million.

Here is how the Powerball drawing for May 23, 2026, played out last night.

Our sources at Powerball confirmed that no tickets sold across the game's multi-state footprint matched the numbers needed to claim the jackpot prize. A ticket sold in West Virginia matched all five of the white balls but missed the Powerball. That ticket is worth $1 million according to the rules of the game.

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The Louisiana Lottery revealed that a ticket sold in Arabi, Louisiana, at Brothers Chalmette on Judge Perez Drive matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball. That ticket is worth $50,000, but because the player opted for the game's Power Play feature, the prize was doubled to $100,000.

What Were The Winning Powerball Numbers for Saturday, May 23, 2026?

Here are the winning Powerball numbers for May 23, 2026.

04   16   41   48   66   Powerball 26   Power Play x2

Powerball will draw again on Memorial Day, Monday at 10 pm. For some reason, lottery games that draw on holidays always seem to create big wins. Maybe that's just a hunch. But Powerball wasn't the only big lottery win in Louisiana on Saturday night.

Easy 5 Jackpot Win of $120,000 Confirmed by Louisiana Lottery

The Louisiana Lottery confirmed that a ticket sold for the Easy 5 game matched all the numbers needed to claim that game's jackpot prize of $120,000.

The ticket was sold in Vacharie at the Wag-A-Pack II on Highway 20. The Easy 5 jackpot will now reset to $50,000 as a top prize when that game draws next on Wednesday night.