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Amy Lynn Hughes has a million reasons to look forward to New Year's Eve in New York City's Times Square. The Wind Lake resident is a finalist to win $1 million on January 1, 2023, on live national television and earn the title – "Powerball First Millionaire of the Year®."

The limited time, limited quantity May Madness Raffle returned on May 1, 2022. The widely anticipated lotto game from the Wisconsin Lottery has one top prize of $50,000, two chances to win $10,000, and 815 other prizes – the most prizes ever offered in a spring raffle.

There is an old saying, 'when you're hot, you're hot' and when it comes to selling winning Lottery tickets, the city of Fond du Lac is scorching. For the Saturday, April 23, 2022, Evening drawing, Philly's on 4th Grocery & Deli, 321 Fourth Street, sold a winning $100,000 All or Nothing lotto ticket.

Powerball is celebrating its 30th birthday this week! Ticket sales began nationwide and in Wisconsin on April 19, 1992, for the game’s first drawing held on April 22, 1992. In addition to creating 1.7 billion prize winners over the past three decades, the game has generated more than $27 billion to fund vital public services and programs across the country.  

The Wisconsin-only lotto game SuperCash! is getting a positive charge this month with the addition of a limited-time offer called the Lightning Ball. Supercash! tickets purchased between April 1-30 have a 1 in 3 chance of getting an extra number (Lightning Ball) per each set of two plays and when it strikes, players can use it to win several prizes.

On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, Joseph Bednarek's wife sent him out for hot dogs and other groceries. He checked his numbers the next day and realized he had gone on a very lucky grocery run as he held the jackpot-winning Badger 5 ticket.

The countdown for one of America's biggest celebrations has begun in WINsconsin. Today the Wisconsin Lottery launched a limited-time offer for a chance at a trip to New York City (NYC) to watch the ball drop on Times Square and possibly win $1 million on New Year's Day 2023.

For the Wisconsin Lottery, responsible gaming is at the heart of every part of the organization. During March, the Lottery will team up with the National Council on Problem Gambling and the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling to participate in the 20th annual Problem Gambling Awareness Month.