Madison, Wis. — While the Powerball jackpot continued to grow (currently at an estimated $800 million for tonight’s drawing), two winning $50,000 Powerball tickets were purchased from Wisconsin retailers for the Saturday, March 23, 2024, drawing.
The $50,000 winning tickets were sold in Greenwood and in Fond du Lac.
Both tickets matched four of five numbers (6-23-25-34-51) plus the Powerball (3).
The estimated $800 million Powerball jackpot has been climbing since the beginning of the year. The jackpot was last hit on New Year’s Day in Michigan by a ticket that won an $842.4 million jackpot.
The Powerball jackpot is not the only colossal lotto prize in play this week. The estimated Mega Millions jackpot for the Tuesday drawing is $1.1 billion. It is the first time Powerball and Mega Millions simultaneously have advertised jackpots at $800 million or above.
Between Powerball and Mega Millions, the advertised jackpots are a combined $1.9 billion. The combined advertised jackpots have only been higher two times before:
- $2,220,000,000
o $1.6 billion – Mega Millions advertised jackpot – 10/23/2018
$620 million – Powerball advertised jackpot – 10/24/2018 - $2,054,000,000
o $1.9 billion – Powerball advertised jackpot – 11/7/2022
$154 million – Mega Millions advertised jackpot – 11/8/2022
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1:292,201,338 and the odds of winning a $50,000 Powerball prize are 1:913,130.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1:302,575,350.
Players have 180 days from the draw date to claim their winnings. Information on how to claim a prize is available at wilottery.com/winners/claim-prize.
To check if your ticket is a winner, players can go to wilottery.com or use the Wisconsin Lottery mobile app, available on the App Store or Google Play.
Wisconsin Lottery retailers who sell winning tickets over $599 receive a two percent Retailer Performance Winning Ticket Incentive, up to $100,000.
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