Did Powerball transform your life overnight? After no one hit the jackpot by matching all five numbers plus the Powerball on Saturday, Aug. 10, the grand prize ballooned to $212 million for the Monday, Aug. 12 drawing.
The winning numbers for Monday’s draw were 9, 22, 57, 67, 68, and the Powerball was 14 with a Power Play multiplier of 3x. For Saturday’s draw, the numbers were 9, 24, 33, 64, 69, and the Powerball was 9 with a Power Play multiplier of 2x.
Tickets start at $2 each. Here’s what you need to know about lottery odds, the timeframe to claim your prize if you purchased a ticket in Wisconsin, and what happens to unclaimed prize money as per the Wisconsin Lottery guidelines.
Good luck! For Monday, Aug. 12, the estimated Powerball jackpot reached a staggering $212 million, with a cash option of $105.5 million.
Prizes for Wisconsin Lottery tickets must be claimed within 180 days, or six months, from the date of the drawing. You can check a list of expired tickets, or those approaching expiration, on the Wisconsin Lottery website.
According to the Wisconsin Lottery, the value of unclaimed prizes is allocated to the Wisconsin Lottery property tax relief fund. Powerball drawings are held at 10 p.m. CDT every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Powerball.com states that players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance of matching all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
Whether the jackpot is $20 million or $1 billion, the odds remain the same: a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers. However, the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.9.
Wisconsin lottery winners cannot remain anonymous due to the state’s open records laws. The name and city of the winner must be released upon request, though further information is only shared with the winner’s consent.
The process to claim a lottery prize in Wisconsin varies by the amount won. For prizes up to $599, winners can redeem their tickets at any Wisconsin Lottery retail location or the lottery offices in Madison or Milwaukee, ideally by 3:30 p.m. to allow enough time for processing. Tickets may also be mailed to the Wisconsin Lottery’s office in Madison.
For prizes between $600 and $199,999, winners can claim their prizes in person at the Madison or Milwaukee lottery offices. Again, it’s recommended to arrive by 3:30 p.m. (or by 2 p.m. for prizes of $50,000 or more). Alternatively, tickets can be signed and mailed to the same Madison address.
Prizes exceeding $200,000 must be claimed in person at the Wisconsin Lottery office in Madison, with an appointment recommended by calling 608-261-4916.
As of Aug. 12, 2024, 11 lottery jackpots across the U.S. have topped $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot soared above $2 billion. The significant milestones include:
- $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021: A single ticket won in Michigan.
- $1.08 billion, Powerball, July 19, 2023: A single ticket won in California.
- $1.13 billion, Mega Millions, March 26, 2024: A single ticket won in New Jersey.
- $1.33 billion, Powerball, April 6, 2024: A single ticket won in Oregon.
- $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022: A single ticket won in Illinois.
- $1.35 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023: A single ticket won in Maine.
- $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018: A single ticket won in South Carolina.
- $1.58 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023: A single ticket won in Neptune Beach, Florida.
- $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016: Three tickets won from California, Florida, and Tennessee.
- $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023: A single ticket won in California.
- $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022: A single ticket won in California.
As of Aug. 12, 2024, the top 10 Powerball jackpots in history include:
- $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.
- $754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington.
- $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
- $768.4 million — March 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
- $842.4 million — Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan.
- $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California.
- $1.33 billion — April 6, 2024; Oregon.
- $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, and Tennessee.
- $1.765 billion — Oct. 11, 2023; California.
- $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California.
The top 10 largest lottery jackpots in U.S. history have reached astronomical figures, with Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots claiming the highest amounts as follows:
- $1.08 billion Powerball drawing — July 19, 2023; California.
- $1.1 billion Mega Millions drawing — March 27, 2024; New Jersey.
- $1.33 billion Powerball drawing — April 6, 2024; Oregon.
- $1.337 billion Mega Millions drawing — July 29, 2022; Illinois.
- $1.35 billion Mega Millions drawing — Jan. 13, 2023; Maine.
- $1.537 billion Mega Millions drawing — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
- $1.58 billion Mega Millions drawing — Aug. 8, 2023; Florida.
- $1.586 billion Powerball drawing — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, and Tennessee.
- $1.765 billion Powerball drawing — Oct. 11, 2023; California.
- $2.04 billion Powerball drawing — Nov. 7, 2022; California.
