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January 6, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Winning $50,000 Powerball Ticket Sold in Fond du Lac
Hansen's BP sells another big winning ticket

50K Hansen's BP

MADISON, Wis. -- Hansen's BP on 414 W. Johnson St. in Fond du Lac has a history of selling big winning Lottery tickets and this weekend, the trend continued. A winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold by the Lottery retailer for the January 4, 2025, drawing.

The winning ticket matched four of five numbers (26-32-43-54-56) and the Powerball (24).

Located near the "Miracle Mile," a stretch of Fond Du Lac Lottery retailers along South Main Street that have sold several big-time winning Lottery tickets in the past, Hansen's BP has an impressive list of large wins in the last seven years including:

• $50,000 Powerball, January 2025
• (3) Badger 5 Jackpots: $72,000, September 2023; $10,000, November 2023, $12,000 December 2017
• (2) $350,000 SuperCash!: May 2023 and May 2017
• $1,000,000 Powerball, February 2020
• $100,000 Scratch Ticket, February 2018

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 estimated jackpot for tonight's Powerball drawing is $220 million.

The odds to win the Powerball jackpot are 1:292,201,338. The odds to win a $1,000,000 Powerball prize are 1:11,688,054, while the odds to win a $50,000 prize are 1:913,130.

The odds to win a Badger 5 jackpot are 1:169,911. The odds to win the $350,000 SuperCash! top prize are 1:1,631,312.


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 $19.1 billion in total revenue
  • Over $10.8 billion in prizes paid
  • More than $5.7 billion in funding for property tax credits to eligible Wisconsin homeowners.

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