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Wisconsin man, 24, claims $768.4M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Includes video report The winner of a Powerball lottery ticket worth $768.4 million has been revealed. He is 24-year-old Manuel Franco of West Allis. Franco spoke at length with reporters on Tuesday afternoon, April 23 describing in detail the day he had purchased the tickets that led to this big win. Franco said he left work around 2 p.m. on March 27 and went to the Speedway in New Berlin a few minutes later. He bought $10 worth of individual Powerball tickets. I pretty much felt luck
Apr 23, 2019, 3:04 pm - Lottery News

Wisconsin man wins $1.19M on his first sports betNews Story
James Adducci flew to Las Vegas from his home in Wisconsin on April 9 with the notion of placing an $85,000 wager on golfer Tiger Woods to win the Masters. Woods had not won one of the four PGA major tournaments since 2008 and was at 14-to-1 odds when the bet was placed at the William Hill US sportsbook inside the SLS Las Vegas. Adducci admitted his first-ever sports bet was a longshot. Golf was so special for my dad and me, Adducci said. We know how it ended. Woods' historic victor
Apr 16, 2019, 10:28 am - Lottery News

Wisconsin Lottery launches new All or Nothing gameNews Story
5 Card Cash retired to make room for new game By Todd Northrop A lottery game format that has grown in popularity in recent years is now finding its way to Wisconsin. Starting today, Wisconsin lottery players are able to buy tickets for the latest Wisconsin Lottery game called All or Nothing. In the new game, players choose 11 numbers from a total pool of 22 numbers, and they can win the top prize by matching either all or none of the 11 numbers drawn to the numbers on their game tic
Apr 7, 2019, 12:24 pm - Lottery News

$768.4 million Powerball lottery jackpot won by single ticket sold in WisconsinNews Story
By Todd Northrop One Powerball lottery ticket sold in Wisconsin won the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history on Wednesday night. The lucky numbers for the $768.4 million jackpot were 16, 20, 37, 44, and 62, with Powerball number 12. The Power Play multiplier was 3. The top prize surged from an estimated $750 million due to strong ticket sales. The lump sum payout is $476.9 million. The winning ticket was sold in New Berlin, a city of about 40,000 people roughly 14 miles (22.5
Mar 28, 2019, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Investigation finds lottery scamming Tipton brothers have repaid virtually nothingNews Story
By Jason Clayworth and Rachel Denny Clow Two brothers who spearheaded the biggest lottery scam in U.S. history have repaid less than $1,400 in restitution despite owning property worth nearly $2 million, a Des Moines Register and Corpus Christi Caller Times investigation has found. Between them, Eddie and Tommy Tipton have admitted rigging winning drawings in at least five states, including Iowa, worth a combined $24 million. But they have barely made a dent in the more than $2.4 millio
Dec 27, 2018, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Wisconsin woman's lottery winnings withheld by state due to unpaid debtsNews Story
A Wisconsin woman who won the lottery will not be receiving all her winnings due to thousands of dollars of outstanding debts. Thursday it was announced that Valerie Diestelmeier won the first top prize of $100,000 playing the Incredible Crossword Scratch game. Diestelmeier purchased her winning ticket at the Mega Holiday on Water Street in Eau Claire. However, Patty Mayers with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue says she'll have to pay off thousands of dollars in unpaid fines before s
May 18, 2018, 11:25 am - Lottery News

Are repeat Wisconsin Lottery winners playing fair?News Story
Since 2009, Khalil Audi of Cudahy has cashed in lottery tickets 33 times to the tune of about $80,000. His $10,000 win from Badger Cash Blowout? A one-in-72,000 chance. When he bought a $30 Super Millions scratch-off ticket, he had a one-in-200,000 shot of winning $5,000 the same odds as giving birth to conjoined twins. But that ticket was also a winner. Audi's success is surprising, but he is not the luckiest person in Wisconsin. According to Wisconsin Lottery data obtained by Gamin
Mar 25, 2018, 10:02 am - Lottery News

Lottery rigger warned officials about computerized drawing machines years agoNews Story
By Jason Clayworth The mastermind behind a national lottery scam says he warned officials about a glitch in computer-generated drawings 11 years ago, but nobody seemed too worried, his lawyer revealed in an exclusive interview. The same glitch involving identical numbers drawn consecutively or nearly consecutively occurred again in the past two weeks in Arizona, prompting state officials to offer players a refund. Eddie Tipton's new behind-bars revelation, paired with the duplicate numb
Oct 15, 2017, 8:54 am - Lottery News

Wisconsin woman claims $156.2 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop After four months, the $156.2 million Powerball lottery jackpot prize sold in Wisconsin in March has been claimed. Milwaukee resident Mai Xiong brought in the winning ticket for the March 22, 2017, drawing from Pewaukee Corner Pump, 1194 W Capitol Drive in Milwaukee. Xiong chose to receive the lump-sum cash option, meaning she will be paid a sum of $93.1 million before the initial taxes are withheld, including 25 percent for federal tax plus 7.65 percent for state inco
Jul 28, 2017, 7:56 pm - Lottery News

Lottery rigging accomplice used Wisconsin payout for offshore tax scamNews Story
After Robert Rhodes collected a Wisconsin Lottery jackpot that had been rigged by his friend Eddie Tipton, he used the windfall for an investment scheme that produced another wave of undeserved government money, court records show. Rhodes, an accomplice in a scandal that has shaken state lotteries, recently explained under oath how he used the $783,000 payout to receive an additional $180,000 in bogus tax refunds. The Texas businessman sent his lottery winnings offshore to buy a phony insuran
Jul 6, 2017, 6:53 pm - Lottery News