Lake Charles man wins $2M Louisiana Lottery jackpot

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man is a whole lot richer after winning a Louisiana Lottery jackpot worth $2,030,097.

Lottery officials confirmed Christopher Archinard claimed the prize on Monday, Aug. 5. Archinard received $1,457,157.77 after state and federal tax withholdings.

The winning Lotto ticket in the Aug. 3 drawing was sold at the Raceway located at 1213 North MLK Highway in Lake Charles. The store received a selling bonus of $20,309.07, which is equal to 1% of the prize.

This is the third Lotto jackpot-winning ticket sold in 2024. The other two were sold in Coushatta and Kenner.