Wisconsin
On nationwide Powerball’s 30th anniversary, Wisconsin ranks fourth in winners
State Powerball patrons have toted up 19 jackpot wins since first ticket offered on April 19, 1992
MADISON (WKBT) — Powerball has racked up a good document in Wisconsin, which has logged 19 jackpot wins because the first ticket was offered 30 years in the past Tuesday.
That ranks the Badger State fourth on Powerball’s all-time jackpot checklist. An Oneida couple grew to become the newest Wisconsin Powerball jackpot winners on Jan. 5. They cut up a $632.6 million jackpot with one other winner from California.
Powerball ticket gross sales started nationwide and in Wisconsin on April 19, 1992, for the sport’s first drawing three days later. Along with creating 1.7 billion prize winners in the course of the previous three many years, the sport has generated greater than $27 billion to fund important public companies and applications throughout the nation.
Powerball has produced among the greatest wins in lottery historical past, together with the world document $1.586 billion jackpot set in January 2016. Different notable snapshots from the previous 30 years embrace:
- Jackpot-winning tickets: 393
- $2 million-winning tickets: 470
- $1 million-winning tickets: 2,424
- General prize-winning tickets: 1.75 billion
- Complete jackpot prizes paid: $25 billion
- Complete lower-tier money prizes: $25 billion
In August 2021, Powerball launched a brand new Monday drawing, which expanded the weekly lineup of Powerball drawings to a few nights every week: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Powerball tickets are $2 a play. The percentages of profitable a Powerball Jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338. Tickets are offered in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Greater than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket stay within the jurisdiction the place the ticket was offered.
The Wisconsin Lottery enriches communities statewide by giving again 93 p.c of its income to winners, retailers and Wisconsin owners, in line with Lottery officers.
Since 1988, the Wisconsin Lottery has generated greater than $17 billion in complete income, with greater than $9.7 billion in prizes paid and greater than $5.1 billion in funding for property tax credit to eligible Wisconsin owners.
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Northeast Wisconsin native VanDehy wins at final Cellcom Green Bay Marathon
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – The 25th Cellcom Green Bay Marathon was the last, but went out with a Northeast Wisconsin native claiming victory in the final women’s race.
Kathy VanDehy of Menasha originally planned to run the full marathon in 2019 before it was cancelled due to weather. Five years later she ran the full 26.2 mile race for the first time on Sunday.
“Really cool, really cool. I came into the race just trying to have fun and enjoy the distance and being here on the last one and just being able to do what I love. Being out there with the community support and just hearing all along the course like I don’t even know you and you’re cheering for me, that’s really fricken cool,” said VanDehy.
NIicholas Chelimo of Grand Prairie, Texas won the men’s race with a time of 2:24.32.
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DNR: Plan ahead as camping demand in Wisconsin continues to rise
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – An increasing number of people are taking to Wisconsin state parks during the summer for an outdoor favorite, camping.
Suzanna Topel has camped at Devil’s Lake State Park for over 50 years.
“Well, we love state parks,” she said. “We’ve been coming here since I was little… probably… I remember age two, three with my folks and then we took over, we began family camping with my children.”
Her family books their campsite 11 months to the day, the earliest you can secure a spot at a Wisconsin state park.
“Well, they’re kind of tricky. I have to say,” she said about the reservations. “You have to look far ahead, you can’t wait. You immediately either call the 800 number, because I’m old-schooled, that’s what I do. Or you book online if you’re computer savvy.”
Business operations sections chief for the Wisconsin DNR Chris Pedretti says while campers can book 11 months in advance, not many do.
“There is a perception out there that you have to do everything 11 months in advance because demand is so high. That’s not really the case,” he said. “In actuality, about 10% of our reservations are done at the 11-month window. So, there’s a big percentage of reservations that are done in between then.”
Pedretti adds that certain campsites book up faster than others.
“If you want to go to on Memorial Day weekend to Door County, there’s going to be a lot of competition for those sites.” But there’s a lot of other state parks and forests around the state that have sites available as well and they all offer great things to get out and enjoy the outdoors.”
With over 6,000 sites spread out across the state, there are plenty of options this summer. Even if you have your site set on one spot in particular.
“Sometimes you’re lucky, people will get cancel and you can get it. But if you want electricity, you’ve gotta grab ‘em while they’re hot,” Topel said.
Pedretti says people looking to book a particular campsite should keep checking their website as cancelations are made on a regular basis. He adds there is a notification feature that can alert your phone if a property becomes available.
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Motorcyclist dead after Friday crash in Wisconsin Rapids
The crash happened about 7:10 p.m. Friday at the intersection of State 54 and Washington Street.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – One person is dead following a motorcycle versus vehicle crash Friday evening in Wisconsin Rapids.
The crash happened about 7:10 p.m. Friday at the intersection of State 54 and Washington Street. According to the initial investigation, a vehicle was traveling north on State 54 at Washington Street and was attempting to turn left onto Baker Drive, according to a news release from the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department. The motorcycle was traveling south on State 54 and hit the passenger side of the vehicle, which turned in front of the motorcycle, the release said.
The driver of the motorcycle suffered serious injuries and was transported by ambulance to Marshfield Medical Center where he later died from his injuries, the release said.
The occupants of the vehicle were treated by Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department EMS and released at the scene.
The police department said it is not releasing the names of those involved at this time.
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