About the Wisconsin Lottery

A married couple from Oneida won a $316.3 Million Powerball® jackpot with a ticket sold by Jackson Pointe Citgo in Green Bay. The couple split the $632.6 Million jackpot with another winner who bought a ticket in California.

The jackpot was the seventh largest in Powerball history.

Powerball® holds its first Monday drawing. With the change, Powerball® draws three days a week with drawings on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.

Wisconsin wins its first Mega Millions jackpot since debuting the game on January 31, 2010.

The $119 Million jackpot-winning ticket was sold by Kwik Trip #134 in Mount Pleasant.

Twice Daily Draws debuts.

A second daily draw is added to three lotto games--Pick 3, Pick 4, and All or Nothing. The two draws are called MIDDAY and EVENING.

All or Nothing, a $2 Lotto game, launches in Wisconsin. Lotto game 5 Card Cash ends.

The Wisconsin Lottery's 10 Buck Luck combo is updated to include All or Nothing. For $10, players receive a $2 Powerball + $2 Mega Millions + $2 All or Nothing + $1 SuperCash! + $1 Badger 5 + $1 Megabucks + $.50 Daily Pick 3 (Box) + $.50 Daily Pick 4 (Box) tickets.

The largest Mega Millions jackpot, $1.537 Billion, was won on by one ticket, sold in South Carolina.

This prize, the largest for one set of numbers in world history, was the second-largest lottery payout at the time, behind Powerball's $1.586 Billion jackpot won on January 13, 2016, by multiple tickets.

Mega Millions increases its ticket price from $1 to $2. The starting jackpot increases to $40 million, creating bigger jackpots and better odds of winning $1 Million.

Wisconsin Lottery's 10 Buck Luck combo also launched on this day. For $10, players receive a $2 Powerball + $2 Mega Millions + $2 5 Card Cash + $1 SuperCash! + $1 Badger 5 + $1 Megabucks + $.50 Daily Pick 3 (Box) + $.50 Daily Pick 4 (Box) tickets.

Lottoview screens are placed at retail locations. Lottoviews are small electronic screens that show information about new games, jackpot amounts, and public service announcements.

Powerball® reaches a world record jackpot of $1.586 Million. Winning tickets are sold in California, Florida, and Tennessee.

Powerball makes game changes. The matrix changes to 5 of 69 for the first 5 balls plus 1 of 26 for the Powerball. The match 4+1 prize increases from $10,000 to $50,000 cash and the Power Play includes a 10X multiplier when the advertised jackpot is less than or equal to the Major Jackpot Level. The Major Jackpot Level will never be less than $150 Million.

Wisconsin Lottery adds support for Wisconsin Silver Alerts on retailer game terminals.

Information is posted on Lottery terminals for missing adults with Alzheimer's, dementia, or other permanent cognitive impairments. Silver Alerts go out through the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network.

5 Card Cash Lotto game debuts with two ways to win: Instantly at the time of purchase or in the daily drawing.

Powerball® makes game changes. The price of a ticket increases from $1 to $2 and the starting jackpot increases to $40 million. The matrix changes for the Powerball number to 1 of 35 and the prize for matching 5 of 5 without the Powerball increases from $200,000 to $1 Million.
The Power Play feature is discontinued.

Wisconsin's Megabucks Lotto game changes with the addition of EZ Match, a chance to win instantly.

Powerball® makes game changes. The matrix changes to 5 of 59 for the first five balls and 1 to 39 for the Powerball number. Jackpots start at $20 million and the Power Play multiplier is selected using a RNG.

Million Dollar Draw Lotto game debuts. The Lotto game played like a raffle. The drawing date was May 1, 2007, with a top prize of $1 million.

SuperCash! changes.

• Matrix changes to 1 of 39
• Doubler feature added to every drawing
• Top prize increases to $350,000

Wisconsin Lottery adds support for Wisconsin Amber Alerts on retailer game terminals. Information is posted on Lottery terminals for child abductions. The Amber Alerts go out through the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network.

Powerball® makes game changes. The matrix changes to 5 of 55 for the first five balls and jackpots start at $15 million.

Wisconsin Lottery introduces the daily Lotto game Badger 5. The Wisconsin-only game has jackpots starting at $10,000.

Powerball makes game changes. The matrix changes to 5 of 53 for the first five balls and the 1X multiplier for Power Play is eliminated.
The annuity option changes to 30 payments made over 29 years and a new Powerball® Bonus prize is added. When the jackpot reaches a new record amount, the jackpot will be limited to increase no more than $25 million for each drawing. The money collected in excess of the estimated jackpot amount will be placed in the bonus prize pool and will accumulate until there is a jackpot winner. It is then divided equally among all Match 5 winning plays, if there are none then the bonus prize pool will roll down to the match 4+1 prize level.

The Power Play multiplier feature is added to Powerball®. For an extra $1 per play per drawing, players can multiply their winnings.

Cash 4 Life Lotto game debuts. Players have the chance to win $1,000 a week for life.

Powerball® makes game changes. The matrix changes to 5 of 49 for the first five balls and 1 of 42 for the Powerball number. Jackpots start at $10 million.

At $5, Instant Scratch Bingo goes on sale and is the first Wisconsin Lottery game with a price point above $1.

Fond du Lac school teacher Les R. wins the largest Powerball® jackpot to date: $111 million. The winning ticket was purchased at Sentry Foods in Fond Du Lac and begins the reputation of Fond du Lac's Miracle Mile.

Wisconsin's Very Own Megabucks debuts. This Lotto game is drawn on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Powerball®, a new multi-state Lotto game, comes to Wisconsin. This replaces Megabucks Lotto *America game. Jackpots start at $2 Million and the matrix is 5 of 45 for the first five balls plus 1 of 45 for the Powerball number.

SuperCash!, a daily Lotto game, debuts.

Wisconsin Lottery introduces its first Lotto game, Megabucks Lotto *America, a multi-state game.

The first Wisconsin Lottery games go on sale. The games are an instant game, Match 3, and a pull-tab, Wisconsin Red.