National Take a Chance Day Produces Trio of Lotto Wins

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April 24, 2019
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National Take a Chance Day Produces Trio of Lotto Wins

Waukesha and Whitefish Bay split Badger jackpot, Mega Millions prize won in Rothschild

 

MADISON, Wis. – On a day that included Wisconsin’s record Powerball payout, it was fitting that National Take a Chance Day (April 23) also produced a trio of Lotto wins.

 

Badger 5 saw a pair of $102,000 jackpot winners on tickets sold at Kwik Trip (2530 N. Grandview Blvd.) in Waukesha and Sendik’s Food Market (500 E. Silver Spring Dr.) in Whitefish Bay. The two lucky players matching the winning numbers of (2, 4, 12, 23, and 31) will each receive $51,000. The odds of matching all five numbers to win the Badger 5 jackpot are 1 in 169,911.

 

WINsconsin also had a $10,000 Mega Millions prize won Tuesday. The player matched four-of-five numbers (7, 23, 30, 48, and 67) plus the Mega Ball (9) on a ticket sold at the R-Store (1790 County Hwy XX) in Rothschild. The odds of matching that combination are 1 in 931,002. 

 

Ticket holders have 180 days from the drawing date to claim their prize in person at the Madison or Milwaukee Lottery Office or by mail to the Madison Lottery Office.

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•           More than $14.5 billion in total revenue

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