Fond du Lac Powerball winner; cashes in on $1 million prize
FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Wisconsin Lottery officials say a $1,000,000 Powerball winning ticket was sold at Festival Foods in Fond du Lac.
The winning ticket matched five numbers (2-31-45-46-49) but not the Powerball (20) for the Monday, June 5th drawing.
The million-dollar winning ticket is not the first for Festival Foods. The Lottery retailer sold a $1,000,000 winning scratch ticket in 2020. Festival Foods also sold large, winning scratch and lotto tickets of $30,000 and $10,000 in the past five years.
Players have 180 days from the draw date to claim their winnings. Information on how to claim a prize is available at wilottery.com/winners/claim-prize. All winning Lottery tickets need to be signed. Lottery tickets are bearer instruments; whoever signs the back of the ticket is considered the rightful owner.
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Wisconsin Lottery retailers who sell winning tickets over $599 receive a two percent Retailer Performance Winning Ticket Incentive, up to $100,000.
The odds of winning a $1,000,000 Powerball prize are 1:11,688,054. The estimated Powerball jackpot for the Wednesday, June 7th drawing is $285 million. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1:292,201,338.