MADISON, Wis. -- Saturday was sensational for a few Powerball players.

Three $50,000 and one $150,000 Powerball winning tickets were sold in Wisconsin for the December 20, 2025, drawing. The winning $50,000 tickets were purchased at:

Sendiks Elm Grove, LLC,13425 Watertown Plank Rd., Elm Grove 
Kwik Trip, 2538 Fish Hatchery Rd., Madison 
Citgo, W346 Luedtke Ln. Hartford

The winning $150,000 Powerball ticket was sold at Kwik Trip on 1919 Humes Rd. in Janesville. The winning play included a $1 Power Play turning a $50,000 win into a $150,000 prize thanks to the 3X multiplier.

All four winning tickets matched four of five numbers (4-5-28-52-69) and the Powerball (20).

Across the United States, there were 142 tickets that won prizes of $50,000 or more. Powerball offers nine different prize levels. In Wisconsin, 86,918 tickets won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000 from the Saturday drawing.

From the last three Powerball drawings (Saturday, Wednesday, Monday), there have been nine winning tickets of $50,000 or more sold in Wisconsin.

The estimated jackpot for tonight's drawing is $1.6 billion – the fourth largest in Powerball history and the fifth largest among U.S. lottery jackpots.

This marks only the second time in Powerball history that the game has produced two jackpots exceeding $1 billion in the same calendar year. The only other occurrence was in 2023, when a $1.08 billion jackpot was won on July 19, followed by a $1.765 billion jackpot on Oct. 11. Both jackpots were won in California.

Tonight’s drawing will be the 46th drawing in the jackpot run - a game record for most drawings in a jackpot cycle.

Five Powerball jackpots have been won, so far, this year:

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 
September 6, 2025 - $1.787 billion – Missouri, Texas

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. The odds to win a $50,000 prize are 1:913,130. With the $1 Power Play add-on option, the odds of a 3X multiplier being drawn on Saturday night were 1:3.3.