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A $331,000 Badger 5 jackpot was hit for the Monday, January 23, 2023, drawing with two winning tickets sold at Go2Stop Inc, 3401 Milwaukee St. in Madison and Hansen's IGA, 419 N. Main St., in Westby. The winning numbers are 3-5-10-13-24. Each winning ticket is worth $165,500.

A Badger 5 jackpot-winning lotto ticket worth $125,000 will go unclaimed if the winner does not come forward by the January 19, 2023, expiration date. The winning ticket from the Saturday, July 23, 2022, drawing was purchased at Olsen's Piggly Wiggly, 6111 W. Mequon Rd. in Mequon. The winning numbers were 2-11-15-16-26.

While many consider Friday the 13th an unlucky day, it has been rewarding for some Mega Millions players over the years, with six previous jackpots won on such a day. There's a chance for another this Friday, January 13, with an estimated jackpot of $1.35 billion ($707.9 million cash).

2023 is off to a great start for Mark Cunningham. He is a regular player of the Wisconsin-only lotto game, Megabucks, and last week, he purchased a $15.1 million winning Megabucks ticket from Wayne's Food Plus, 151 Butternut Ave., in Luck, WI for the Wednesday, January 4, 2023, drawing.

The luck of the draw was in the town of Luck, Wisconsin on Wednesday night. A $15.1 million Megabucks jackpot-winning ticket was sold at Wayne's Food Plus located at 151 Butternut Ave. for the January 4, 2023, drawing.

For a customer of Kwik Trip on Main, 746 Main Ave. in De Pere, a $5 raffle ticket purchase has turned into $100,000 just in time for the holidays. The Wisconsin Lottery retailer sold the $100,000 top prize-winning ticket, number 016278, in the 2022 Holly Jolly Raffle lotto game. The winning ticket was drawn on December 5, 2022.

During this holiday season, the Wisconsin Lottery has joined forces with the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), the International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors at McGill University to build awareness that Lottery products are not an appropriate gift for minors.

No one became a billionaire in the Saturday, November 5, 2022, Powerball drawing but in Wisconsin, five $50,000 winning tickets were sold.