Wisconsin Lottery
NEWS RELEASE
 
CONTACT:
Eva Robelia (608) 267-4822
   
Fax: (608) 264-6644
For Immediate Release:  
october 13, 2005  
 

Powerball Keeps on Growing!
Wisconsin has 5 major prize winners

 
(Madison) —— With no winner in any Powerball state for the $240 million jackpot, the Powerball jackpot for Saturday, October 15 grows to $290 million. Saturday’s jackpot is the fourth largest Powerball jackpot in the game’s 13-year history.      

 

Wednesday night winners in Wisconsin:

Wisconsin had 5 major winners in Wednesday night’s drawing.  

 

A $200,000 Powerball ticket was sold at I 94 & 50 Shell Food Plaza, 11748 75th Street in Kenosha.

 

Wisconsin also had four $10,000 winning tickets, sold at:

·                    Ma & Pa’s Central, 321 Fourth St in Fond du Lac

·                    Webster Avenue Market, 1220 S. Webster Avenue in Green Bay

·                    Northshore Mobil, 11210 N. Port Washington in Mequon

·                    Stateline Citgo Marshall, 12720 S. Sheridan Rd in Pleasant Prairie

 

Wednesday night winning numbers:

Last night’s winning Powerball numbers were 4, 9, 18, 51 and 54.  The Powerball was 10 and the Power Play prize multiplier was 5.

 

If hit in Wisconsin, how much would the winner take home after taxes?

If the $290 million annuity jackpot is hit in Wisconsin on Saturday night, the winner would take home after taxes $163.8 million.  If a person decides to take the cash value option of $141.9 million, after taxes they would take home $96.8 million. 

 

Top Powerball Jackpots:

The highest Powerball Jackpots are as follows: $314.9 million won December 25, 2002; $295.7 million won July 29, 1998 and $294.6 million won August 25, 2001.

 

Play Responsibly:

With the jackpot climbing so high and many people playing for the first time, the Wisconsin Lottery would like to remind players to play responsibly.   A player’s chances of claiming the jackpot don’t significantly increase whether he or she spends $1 or $100. In fact, many of Wisconsin’s Powerball winners have spent $5 or less on their winning tickets.

 

How to play Powerball: 

Powerball is the multi-state lotto game that offers players nine ways to win. Players select five numbers from 1 to 55 and a Powerball, from 1 to 42. The jackpot is won by matching all five numbers plus the Powerball. Approximate odds of winning a cash prize are 1:36 and approximately 1:146,000,000 to win the jackpot.

 

Players can purchase tickets for Saturday night’s drawing until 9 p.m. on Saturday.