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Frequently Asked Questions - Wisconsin Lottery



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Frequently Asked Questions - Wisconsin Lottery


The Features and Procedures include the number of top prizes, however this is just an estimate, as it is created before the actual tickets are printed. Frequently, the number of top prizes printed is more than what was estimated, and that is why we list the total number of top prizes and the top prizes remaining on our website. The top prizes remaining are updated on the website weekly, and represent the actual number of top prizes that are in the game.

Please note that the odds of the game are always equal to or better than what is printed on the ticket back.


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Frequently Asked Questions - Wisconsin Lottery


  • Powerball can be played 12 consecutive draws in advance.
  • Mega Millions, and Megabucks can be played 8 consecutive draws in advance.
  • Badger 5, and SuperCash! can be played 7 consecutive draws in advance.
  • All or Nothing, Pick 3, and Pick 4 can be played up to 7 draws for MIDDAY, up to 7 draws for EVENING, or up to 14 draws for BOTH (7 MIDDAY and 7 EVENING) in advance.

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  • For Scratch games, click the Features and Procedures links on our website for each game.
  • For Lotto games, download the brochure with all game information, including payouts, from our website or get a brochure from your local retailer. 

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Frequently Asked Questions - Wisconsin Lottery



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Frequently Asked Questions - Wisconsin Lottery


On the back of any instant scratch ticket, the game number is the first three or four numbers in the string of numbers located immediately above the long barcode (usually found at the bottom of the ticket back).


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  • For every Megabucks ticket sold, a percentage of that $1 is placed into a jackpot prize pool.
  • The more tickets sold, the higher the cash option.
  • With Megabucks, the lottery automatically funds a starting cash option of $400,000 and an annuity of $1 million.

In some cases, the Megabucks annuity jackpot may stay the same or decrease. The annuity jackpot, funded by the cash pool available to purchase government bonds, can vary if there are changes in the overall financial markets or the U.S. government's bond rating.


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  • The odds are calculated by taking the total number of tickets printed divided by the total number of prizes available.
  • The prizes' location in the game are random. 
  • A string of ten tickets may not produce a winner, but another string of ten tickets may produce several winners.

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  • The current Major Jackpot Level is $150,000,000.
  • The Major Jackpot Level is the level above which Powerball drawings will no longer include a Power Play of 10X.

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  • Cash option:
    For every dollar spent on a jackpot lotto game, a certain percentage is placed immediately into a cash pool. When you win the jackpot and choose the cash option, you will get the entire amount in the cash pool, minus taxes. 
  • Annuity:

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