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May 1, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May Madness Raffle Now Available

MM 2026

MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Lottery's limited-time May Madness Raffle begins today, offering a fixed number of tickets and a range of prizes. The raffle includes one $50,000 top prize, two $5,000 prizes, and 775 additional prizes.

The May Madness Raffle offers sixty-five thousand (65,000) tickets, available at all Wisconsin Lottery retailers for $5 each. If all 65,000 tickets are sold, no more tickets will be available for purchase. Tickets will be sold in numerical order starting with 00001 and must be purchased before June 4, 2026. Winners will be drawn on June 4, 2026.

In 2025, the top prize-winning May Madness Raffle ticket was sold by Pick N Save in Franklin.

Winning numbers for the May Madness Raffle will be available on the evening of June 4, 2026, at wilottery.com/games/raffles and at Lottery retailers. Winning tickets can be redeemed after the drawing.

WINNING ODDS
Prize          Winners          Odds 
$50,000          1             1:65,000 
$5,000            2             1:32,500 
$1,000          10             1:6,500 
$500             40             1:1,625 
$100             725           1:90


ABOUT THE WISCONSIN LOTTERY

The Wisconsin Lottery enriches communities statewide by giving back 93 percent of its revenue to winners, retailers, and Wisconsin homeowners. Since 1988, the Wisconsin Lottery has generated:

  • More than $21.1 billion in total revenue
  • Over $12 billion in prizes paid
  • More than $6.4 billion in funding for property tax credits to eligible Wisconsin homeowners.

For more about the Wisconsin Lottery, visit wilottery.com. Follow the Wisconsin Lottery on Facebook (/wilottery), Instagram (@wilottery), X (@wilottery), and YouTube (/wilottery).

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