The Madison and Milwaukee Lottery offices will be closed for the holiday on Monday, January 20th. They will re-open on Tuesday, January 21st.
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MADISON, Wis. -- A winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold at the Mauston Festival Foods, on 750 N. Union St., for the Wednesday, January 8 drawing. The ticket matched four of five numbers (1-20-36-38-43) and the Powerball (24).
It is the fourth $50,000 Powerball win in Wisconsin in just over three weeks.
The next Powerball drawing will be on Saturday, January 11 where the estimated jackpot is $263 million.
Wisconsin retailers who sell winning tickets over $599 receive a two percent Retailer Program 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 check their tickets using the Wisconsin Lottery mobile app, available on the App Store or Google Play.
The odds of winning a $50,000 Powerball prize are 1:913,130, while the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1:292,201,338.
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.
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.
For more about the Wisconsin Lottery, visit wilottery.com. Follow the Wisconsin Lottery on Facebook (/wilottery), Instagram (@wilottery), Twitter (@wilottery), and YouTube (/wilottery).
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