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November 18, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
$50,000 Winning Powerball Tickets Purchased in Rio and Mukwonago
Estimated jackpot for Wednesday drawing grows to $593 million

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MADISON, Wis. -- The current Powerball jackpot is now more than a half a billion dollars and although no one won the big prize on Monday night, two winning $50,000 tickets were sold in Wisconsin at Kwik Stop on 105 E. Hwy 16 in Rio and at Walmart Supercenter on 250 Wolf Run in Mukwonago for the November 17, 2025, drawing. Both winning tickets matched four of five numbers (7-33-50-57-66) and the Powerball (23).

Including Monday's winners, three winning $50,000 Powerball tickets have been sold in the Badger State in the last four days.

"This is so awesome," said Walmart Supercenter Front End Manager, Sam V. "Somebody is going to have a great Thanksgiving!"

Powerball.com indicated that 14 winning tickets of $50,000 or more were sold in the United States for the November 17 drawing. Powerball offers nine different prize levels. In Wisconsin, 6,423 tickets won prizes ranging from $4 to $50,000.

For the Walmart Supercenter, it is the second time the Lottery retailer has sold a winning $50,000 in the last three years. Kwik Stop also has a history of big Lottery wins. Kwik Stop has sold a winning scratch ticket of $100,000 and a $27,000 Badger 5 jackpot.

With no players matching all five numbers and the Powerball Monday, the estimated jackpot for Wednesday's drawing is $593 million.

The Powerball jackpot has been won five times 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 
* 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 while the odds to win a $50,000 Powerball prize are 1:913,130. To win a $4 Powerball prize, the odds are either 1:92 or 1:39, depending on the individual play.

The odds to win a Badger 5 jackpot are 1:169,911.


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.

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