Wisconsin winning $100K, $50K Powerball tickets sold
MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Lottery reports two big Wisconsin Powerball winners were produced from the Monday, April 1 drawing.
A winning $100,000 Powerball ticket was sold at Fort BP in Portage and a winning $50,000 ticket was purchased from Casey's General Store on 4 Mile Rd. in Racine. Both tickets matched four of five numbers (19-24-40-42-56) and the Powerball (23).
A news release from Wisconsin Lottery said including Monday's Powerball wins, 16 winning tickets of $50,000 or more have been purchased in Wisconsin in 2024.
The Powerball jackpot was last won on Jan. 1, 2024, by a ticket in Michigan that won a prize worth $842.4 million. Since then, there have been 39 drawings in a row without a jackpot winner. Wednesday’s drawing will be the 40th drawing in the jackpot run.
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Powerball drawings are Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. Tickets must be purchased before 9 p.m. to be included in a drawing. Powerball tickets are $2 per play, with the option to buy the Power Play feature for $1.
The odds of winning a $50,000 Powerball prize are 1:913,130. For the $1 Power Play add-on option, the odds of a 2X multiplier being drawn on Monday night were 1:1.75. Power Play does not apply to the jackpot.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1:292,201,338.