Wisconsin Lottery: Powerball jackpot increases to $403 million, next drawing is Wednesday

Lottery players have a chance to win a Powerball jackpot of $403 million in Wednesday night’s drawing, which comes to an estimated $243.9 million cash payout. The $403 million Powerball jackpot is the tenth largest in the game’s history.

Tickets must be purchased by 9 p.m. to be included in the Wednesday, February 22 drawing:
· Each ticket costs $2 per play
· Choose five different numbers between 1 and 69 and one Powerball number from 1 to 26
· Sign your ticket and check it as soon as possible to avoid missing out on any prize you may have won

In Saturday’s drawing, there were three $2 million winners (Match 5 + Power Play) and six $1 million winners (Match 5) – the most millionaire dollar winners in any single drawing this calendar year.

Wisconsin had two $50,000 winners. The winning tickets were purchased at:
· Pronto Markets Ferryville Cheese at 10110 Highway 35 in De Soto (Vernon County)
· Nobbes North at 2901 Highway 70 East in Eagle River (Vilas County)

While the jackpot gets the most attention, there are other prizes to be won in Powerball. Prizes range from $4 for matching just the Powerball to $1 million for matching all five numbers (but not the Powerball). For an extra $1 per play, you can choose Power Play to increase your non-jackpot winnings which will be multiplied by the drawing’s Power Play number. For example, if your prize is $50,000 and the Power Play number is 5, you win $250,000 just by adding Power Play. The $1 million prize automatically becomes $2 million with Power Play.

The three luckiest Powerball numbers of the last year (2/17/2016 to 2/18/2017) were #3, #12 and #25, all of which have appeared seven times.

The mission of Wisconsin Lottery is to provide property tax relief to Wisconsin homeowners. Since the sale of the first lottery ticket in September 1988, the Lottery has generated more than $3.87 billion in property tax relief for Wisconsin homeowners, $766 million in commissions for Wisconsin businesses, and more than $7.14 billion in prizes for players.