ALGOMA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Algoma is one of two spots in Wisconsin that sold a winning $200,000 Powerball ticket.
The winning tickets from Monday’s drawing were purchased at Jandu Petroleum on 1101 Lake St. in Algoma and Kwik Trip on 806 S. Main St. in West Bend.
Both tickets added the $1 Power Play option to their Powerball play. The result – two $50,000 winning tickets turned into two $200,000 winning tickets because of the 4X Power Play multiplier.
For the third time ever, the Powerball jackpot has reached the $1 billion mark. The jackpot is currently estimated at $1 billion for the next drawing on Wednesday. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $516.8 million.
The jackpot ranks as the seventh largest U.S. lottery jackpot and third largest Powerball jackpot, only behind the world record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won last year and the $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won in 2016.
Even though the jackpot was not hit, the Wisconsin Lottery urges players to check their tickets for one of the nine ways to win. Monday’s drawing produced more than 2.8 million winning tickets nationwide, with players winning lower-tier cash prizes worth a combined $41.7 million.
July has been a hot month for Wisconsin Powerball players. Since July 1, eight big winning tickets ranging from $50,000 to $200,000 have been sold at retailers across the state.
Powerball drawings are Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. Tickets must be purchased before 9 p.m. to be included in a drawing. Powerball tickets are $2 per play, with the option to buy the Power Play feature for an additional $1.
The odds of winning a $50,000 Powerball prize are 1:913,130. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1:292,201,338.
