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Pair of $50,000 Winners Wednesday in #WINsconsin

DATE: March 21, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – While the Powerball jackpot rollover remains at the forefront of interest, southeastern Wisconsin saw a pair of $50,000 wins Wednesday. Badger 5 produced a jackpot win in Racine and the state also won a Powerball prize for the third consecutive draw, this time in Oak Creek.

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Powerball Jackpot Surpasses Half-Billion Dollar Mark

DATE: March 19, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing features the eighth-largest jackpot in its history. At $550 million, the draw could produce the first winner of 2019.

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Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Weekend for #WINsconsin

DATE: March 18, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – Whether you prefer shamrocks or four-leaf clovers, there is no denying that St. Patrick’s Day weekend was lucky in Wisconsin. The leprechauns were out both Saturday and Sunday with a $146,000 Badger 5 jackpot win in Milwaukee County on St. Patrick’s Day and a $50,000 Powerball prize in Marathon County the evening prior.

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Powerball Jackpot Climbs to 8th-Highest All-Time

DATE: March 15, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – Just shy of a half-billion dollars, the current Powerball jackpot is the eighth-highest in history. At $495 million, Saturday’s draw could produce the first winner of 2019.

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Pair of $50,000 Wisconsin Wins in Wednesday Powerball

DATE: March 14, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – While the historic Powerball jackpot rolled over Wednesday night, a pair of Wisconsin ticket holders each won $50,000 in the latest drawing. The winning tickets were purchased in Marathon and Washington counties.

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Powerball Jackpot at $448 Million Ahead of Wednesday Draw

DATE: March 12, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – The Powerball jackpot continues to climb and is currently at $448 million entering Wednesday’s draw. That figure is up almost $70 million since last week and marks both the high for 2019 and largest since last October’s “jackpot fever.”

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Military Veteran Claims $50,000 Powerball Prize

DATE: March 8, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – A military veteran who spent eight years playing the Lottery with numbers chosen for his and his wife’s birthdays, claimed a $50,000 Powerball prize Thursday in Madison. The retired man from Viola (Richland/Vernon Counties), population 707, matched four-of-five numbers plus the Powerball in the Feb. 9 drawing.

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Reedsburg Man Claims Badger 5 Jackpot

DATE: March 7, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – A Sauk County man who won the Feb. 27 Badger 5 jackpot claimed his prize Wednesday in Madison. James Kummer of Reedsburg won $61,000 by matching all five numbers in last month’s drawing.

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