The Wisconsin lottery is an active member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), authorized in 1988 and is governed by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. The minimum age to buy these Lottery tickets is 18 years and above. The lottery since its start has generated more than 15.3 Billion, out of which approximately $4.6 Billion has been funded for property tax relief for state residents. The game includes Mega Millions, Powerball, Megabucks, Supercash!, Badger 5, Pick 3, Pick 4, and scratch games. Powerball has been in association with this Lottery since 1992.
The Powerball Wisconsin Lottery results draw every Wednesday and Saturday evening at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Individual states set cut off timings for the sale of Powerball tickets. The winning numbers for Saturday, i.e. January 25, 2020, were 2, 9, 17, 36, 67 with the Power Ball 18. As there was no winner, the jackpot has rolled up to $394 Million for the next drawing which will be held on Wednesday, January-29-2020.
How To Play And !
Each Powerball play costs $2. For each game-play, the player has to select five distinct numbers from a set of 69 white balls and one number from 26 red ‘Powerballs’. The number of ‘Powerball’ ball can be the same as one of the first five numbers because it is drawn from a separate number pool from the first five numbers. The winning numbers are selected using two ball machines: one containing the white balls and the other containing the red Powerballs. The machine with 5 white balls draws 5 whites whereas the other machine draws 1 red Powerball that is a total of 6 balls. For the machining of your lottery numbers, you should have at least 3 white balls and 1 red ball, the same as the draw, to win.The Powerball Lottery Jackpot starts at $40 million and grows by a minimum of $10 million each time a drawing has no jackpot winner(s). You can also opt for the Power Play option for an additional $1 per play. This feature multiplies your non-jackpot winnings and the multiplier is selected before each play randomly. The Power Play can multiply your non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5, or even 10 times! The Multi-Draw option allows you to play the same set of numbers in multiple drawings. You just need to select the number of consecutive drawings you want to play in the Multi-Draw or Advance Play section of your play slip. The cost of the Multi-Draw or Advance Plays depends on the selling Jurisdiction. After being a Jackpot winner, you have 2 payout options - the annuity and the lump-sum or the cash payout option. The lump-sum payment is less than the total cash value of the annuity payout, because of the time value of money and also because a larger sum of money will be taxed at a greater rate than 30 installments each taxed at a lower rate.
Playing a lottery always revolves around the ultimate low-risk, high reward scenario. If you are in a winning situation the payoff will reward you a lifetime of easy living. And if you lose, it’s just a few dollars, the cost of your bet. So why not take a chance and play million-dollar games such as Powerball. The Powerball Wisconsin Lottery results draw every Wednesday and Saturday evening at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. So keep your fingers crossed for the next draw!.
