Powerball drawing makes six people in Wisconsin millionaires

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – The Wisconsin Lottery announced an exceptional number of winners from Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, including new millionaires from ticket sales in Pulaski, De Pere and Kaukauna.

The lottery says there were four $1 million winning tickets and two more that won the $1 million prize with the 2X multiplier, making those worth $2 million.

The tickets matched all 5 regular numbers but not the Powerball:

03-19-35-51-67

Powerball: 15

The $1 million tickets were sold at:

• True North Energy, 113 S. Wisconsin, Pulaski
• De Pere Mini Mart Citgo, 821 George St., De Pere
• Mobil, 1005 Crooks Ave., Kaukauna
• Pick N Save, 6462 S. 27th St., Oak Creek

The $2 million tickets were sold in northern and western Wisconsin:

• Brite Spot 2, 109 Silver St., Hurley
• BP, 810 W. Wisconsin St., Sparta

The Wisconsin Lottery says one explanation for the large number of winners is that those five regular numbers are all in the same column on the paper slip, making it easy for players to pick their own numbers going down the line.

Wednesday’s Powerball drawing had a total 62 million-dollar winners and another 27 $2 million winners.

Two tickets matched all five plus the Powerball. Those tickets, sold in Indiana and Kansas, will split the $143 million jackpot.

Including the new millionaires (minus taxes, of course), Wisconsin had 5,637 winners in the Powerball drawing, with prizes ranging from $4 to $2 million.

Winners can learn how to claim their prizes on the Wisconsin Lottery website.

Retailers will receive 2% of the prizes over $599 sold at their store from the Wisconsin Lottery’s retailer incentive program, up to $100,000.