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MADISON, Wis. -- Wednesday's Powerball drawing turned one person's $3 play into a $100,000 winner.
Family Fresh Market on 303 S. Main St. in River Falls sold a winning $100,000 Powerball ticket for the August 20, 2025, drawing. The winning ticket matched four of five numbers (31-59-62-65-68) and the Powerball (5). The ticket included the $1 Power Play feature, turning a $50,000 prize into a $100,000 win because of the 2X multiplier.
Meanwhile, the jackpot for Powerball continues to soar, now at $700 million for the Saturday drawing. The jackpot is the 11th largest Powerball jackpot in the game's history.
Four Powerball jackpots have been won in 2025 including:
* January 18, 2025 - $328.5 million – Oregon
* March 29, 2025 - $526.5 million – California
* April 26, 2025 - $167.3 million – Kentucky
* May 31, 2025 - $204.5 million – California
During this Powerball jackpot run (June 2 – Aug 20), two Wisconsin tickets have won $2 million and eight tickets have won $50,000 or more.
Powerball offers nine different prize levels. In Wisconsin, 13,603 tickets won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000 from the Wednesday drawing.
Wisconsin Lottery retailers who sell winning tickets over $599 receive a two-percent Retailer Performance Winning Ticket Incentive, up to $100,000.
Players have 180 days from the draw date to claim their winnings. Information on how to claim a prize is available at wilottery.com. Players can also see if their ticket is a winner by using the Lottery's mobile app, available at the App Store or Google Play.
Powerball drawings are Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. Tickets must be purchased before 9:00 p.m. to be included in a drawing. Powerball tickets are $2 per play, with the option to buy the Power Play feature for an additional $1.
The odds to win the Powerball jackpot are 1:292,201,338 while the odds to win a $50,000 Powerball prize are 1:913,130. With the $1 Power Play add-on option, the odds of a 2X multiplier being drawn on Wednesday night were 1:1.75. To win a $4 Powerball prize, the odds are either 1:92 or 1:39, depending on the individual play.
ABOUT THE WISCONSIN LOTTERY
The Wisconsin Lottery enriches communities statewide by giving back 93 percent of its revenue to winners, retailers, and Wisconsin homeowners. Since 1988, the Wisconsin Lottery has generated:
- More than $20.1 billion in total revenue
- Over $11.4 billion in prizes paid
- More than $6.1 billion in funding for property tax credits to eligible Wisconsin homeowners.
For more about the Wisconsin Lottery, visit wilottery.com. Follow the Wisconsin Lottery on Facebook (/wilottery), Instagram (@wilottery), X (@wilottery), and YouTube (/wilottery).
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