Powerball Winner: Louisiana Lottery Confirms State-Sold Ticket Wins Big

(Baton Rouge, LA) The Powerball multi-state lottery game held its mid-week drawing on Wednesday night. We can confirm through our sources with the Louisiana Lottery that the largest prize won by any ticket in that drawing belongs to someone who purchased their Powerball ticket in Louisiana.

Louisiana is no stranger to massive Powerball wins. In fact, there are Powerball winning tickets from Chalmette, Chauvin, Downsville, Covington, and New Roads, all with cash prizes of $50,000 or more attached to them set to expire in a matter of weeks.

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So, if you've played Powerball anytime in the last four months, you might want to click this link from the Louisiana Lottery to see if any of those tickets and numbers or point of purchase locations jog your memory. It might be a good idea to check your coat pockets since some of these prizes were won during the Arctic Blast of 2025 in Louisiana.

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But that was then, and this is now, and we've got a brand new Powerball story to tell you. If you missed last night's drawing, here's how the ping pong balls rolled out of the hopper on their way to a life-changing jackpot.

Our source inside the Powerball operation confirmed to us that no ticket sold for the April 30, 2025, drawing matched the numbers needed to win the game's $30.1 million estimated annuitized jackpot prize.

There were also no Match 5 Million winners in last night's drawing, but there was a big Powerball win for at least one Louisiana-sold ticket. That ticket missed the $30.1 million prize by just one number.

What Were the Powerball Numbers for Wednesday's Drawing?

Speaking of numbers, let's check yours to see if you're going to be calling in sick today because of "sudden financial windfall flu" or whatever you want to call it.

01   02   03   57   59   Powerball 09   Power Play x2`

And yes, the numbers did roll out of the hopper like that. It is very seldom you see three numbers in a sequence like that, but it does happen. One noted Lotologist in Louisiana even has a theory that every big money prize win has at least one "single digit" number. We can neither confirm nor deny, but the facts don't lie.

We have been unable to verify the point of purchase for the big winner in Louisiana from Wednesday's Powerball, but we do know that ticket earned the largest prize awarded in last night's game. It was one of three tickets sold across the Powerball footprint that earned a prize of $100,000.

Louisiana Powerball Ticket Misses $30.1 Million by One Number

The ticket in question matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball. So you could say that the Louisiana-sold ticket missed $30.1 million by just one number. We will get you the point of purchase details when they become available.

In Wednesday's other "Draw Games" from the Louisiana Lottery, there were no jackpot winners in either Lotto or Easy 5. Those jackpots will continue to grow and are estimated to be $625,000 and $130,000, respectively, when they draw in those games on Saturday night.

Your next chance at instant millions will come in the Mega Millions drawing on Friday night. The new "enhanced" format of the game has been paying well and the estimated top prize on Friday night is $80 million.

Please remember that lottery games do involve a risk of losing money. If you have a gambling problem, help is available by calling 1-877-770 STOP (7867). There is no charge for the call or the referral to counseling. Good Luck.