MADISON, Wis. – Wednesday’s $768.4 million Powerball jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin and is the largest in the state’s Lottery history.
The jackpot is the third-largest in U.S. Lottery history and Powerball’s second-highest all-time. The winning numbers of 16, 20, 37, 44, 62 and the Powerball number 12 matched those on a ticket sold at a state retailer that will receive a $100,000 payout.
“This is an amazing milestone moment for Wisconsin,” said Wisconsin Lottery Director Cindy Polzin. “It truly is incredible to think that the winning ticket for this historic jackpot was sold in our own backyard. I am extremely excited for the winners and for our state. This event puts us in the national spotlight and turns Wisconsin into WINsconsin.”
Odds for winning the grand prize are listed by Powerball as 1 in 292,201,338.00. Wednesday was the first Powerball jackpot won in 2019 after it rolled 25 times since the last win on Dec. 26, 2018. The win marked Wisconsin’s 17th Powerball jackpot since 1988.
The Badger State is now tied for sixth on the all-time list of most frequent winning states. Wednesday’s win also came nearly two years to the day since Wisconsin hit its last Powerball jackpot when a Milwaukee resident won $156.2 million on March 22, 2017.
Last Update: Mar 28, 2019 6:09 am CDT
