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Wisconsin Lottery's Wisconsin-only lotto game, Megabucks, entered 2021 with a lucky $1.4 Million winner. Jessica Eickman of East Troy claimed a winning Megabucks winning ticket, worth $1.4 Million annuity, $1.1 Million cash, on January 5, 2021.

With the Mega Millions jackpot at $510 Million and Powerball at $470 Million, the multi-state Lottery games have combined jackpots of nearly $1 Billion.

A Badger 5 Lotto ticket worth $93,000 will go unclaimed if the winner does not come forward by the January 11, 2021 expiration date. The winning ticket from the July 15, 2020 drawing was purchased at Pewaukee BP (603 Capitol Dr.) in Pewaukee.

Megabucks, Wisconsin Lottery's Wisconsin-only lotto game, had a lucky winner just in time for the holidays. A winning ticket, worth $1.4 Million annuity, $1.1 Million cash, was purchased for the December 16 drawing and sold by Frank's Piggly Wiggly (3238 W Main St.) in East Troy of Walworth county.

Sidney Hall Jr. of Wittenberg claimed the $100,000 top prize in the Wisconsin Lottery's 2020 Holly Jolly Raffle. Hall purchased his winning ticket at Casey's General Store (326 S Black River St.) in Sparta. 

The Wisconsin Lottery is encouraging responsible gifting this holiday season and reminding players that lottery tickets should not be purchased as gifts for children and adolescents.

The Wisconsin Lottery's 2020 Holly Jolly Raffle completely sold out on November 28, 2020, just over a month since the raffle started. After popularity and fast sales in 2019, the Lottery added 25,000 additional tickets to this year's raffle along with over 500 more prizes. The December 7 drawing resulted in a $100,000 top prize-winning ticket sold in Sparta.

A lucky Wisconsin Lottery winner, Adrian Tongson of Racine, claimed his $120 Million ($95.4 Million cash) Mega Millions jackpot on November 10. Kwik Trip #134 on 4924 Spring St. in Mount Pleasant sold the winning ticket for the September 15 drawing.