• Yes. All prize winnings are subject to federal and state income tax withholding.
• State tax of 7.65% is automatically taken out for payouts $2,000 or more.
• Payouts $5,001 or more have state tax of 7.65% and federal tax of 24% automatically withheld.

• Lotto tickets expire 180 days after the official draw date.
• A list of expired Instant tickets, or those expiring soon, are found on the Scratch Games page, under the Availability heading. Check the box to see a full list of expired or expiring games.

• Madison Lottery Office is located at:
  • Department of Revenue
    2135 Rimrock Road
    Madison, WI 53713
     
• Milwaukee Lottery Office is located at:
  • State Office Building
    819 North 6th Street, 4th Floor (use James Lovell Street Entrance)
    Milwaukee, WI 53203

Information for claiming a prize.

Wisconsin Lottery winning tickets are distributed randomly. We have no control over who wins or where the winner is from. Areas in Wisconsin with higher populations tend to have more retailers. These areas may also have more sales and more winners. Since winners are chosen randomly, a city or area may have many winners in a short time frame. Other times, a city or area may go a long period of time without big winners.

View winners on the Big Winners webpage.