Winning $768.4 Million Powerball Ticket Sold At Speedway

NEW BERLIN, WI — Wednesday night’s $768.4 million Powerball jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin, and lottery officials say it’s the largest winning ticket sold in state history.

The jackpot was the third-largest in U.S. Lottery history and Powerball’s second-highest in history. According to lottery officials, the ticket was sold in the City of New Berlin. On Thursday, lottery officials told Patch that the ticket was sold at the Speedway at 15555 W. Beloit Road in New Berlin. That gas station is located at the intersection of Moorland and Beloit roads in New Berlin.

Patch is working with lottery officials to determine the identity of the winner.

Under Wisconsin law, the winner cannot remain anonymous.

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According to the Wisconsin Lottery’s website, there are several sites in New Berlin where the winning ticket could have been sold.

The winning numbers of 16, 20, 37, 44, 62 and the Powerball number 12 matched those on a ticket sold at a state retailer that will receive a $100,000 payout.

“This is an amazing milestone moment for Wisconsin,” Wisconsin Lottery Director Cindy Polzin said in a statement Thursday morning. “It truly is incredible to think that the winning ticket for this historic jackpot was sold in our own backyard. I am extremely excited for the winners and for our state.”

Odds ofwinning the grand prize are listed by Powerball as 1 in 292,201,338.00. Wednesday was the first Powerball jackpot won in 2019 after it rolled 25 times since the last win on Dec. 26, 2018.

The win marked Wisconsin’s 17th Powerball jackpot since 1988. The Badger State is now tied for sixth on the all-time list of most frequent winning states.

Wednesday’s win also came nearly two years to the day since Wisconsin hit its last Powerball jackpot. A Milwaukee resident won $156.2 million on March 22, 2017.