Wisconsin Lottery – Megabucks
Wisconsin Lottery 
The WI Lottery was born in 1987 when state voters agreed to the creation of a lottery with the aim of generating revenue which would go towards property tax relief within the state. Hence the Wisconsin Lottery was launched in 1988 and is run by the government of Wisconsin’s Department of Revenue. The very first lottery games to go on sale for the WI Lottery were the Instant Game "Match 3" and Pull-tab "Wisconsin Red" which were launched on September 14th 1988. Wisconsin is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) which administers the huge Powerball lottery of which Wisconsin is a member. Wisconsin Lottery has various different lottery games in its repertoire including the Wisconsin Powerball lottery, Supercash!, Badger 5, Pick 3, Pick 4, numerous scratch games and its own Megabucks, which we will be looking at in more detail here…
Wisconsin Lottery – Megabucks - Overview 
Wisconsin Lottery launched its own Megabucks game on June 18th 1992. The Wisconsin Megabucks lottery game is a traditional style of lottery – a six number game that uses a 6/49 matrix. Megabucks draws take place by the Wisconson State Lottery twice per week on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9.00 pm local time from its offices in Madison, Wisconsin. We are pleased to recommend this lotto for inclusion in our list that would be “worth playing”, so do check out here how the Wisconsin Lotto Megabucks works…
How It Works… 
The Wisconsin Megabucks Lottery game uses what’s called a 6/49 matrix which means that when playing the WI Lotto, you need to select 6 numbers from a pool of numbers from 1 to 49 – if you match all 6 numbers drawn then you will be a WI Lottery jackpot winner. There are other cash prizes to be won too, if you match either 5 of the 6 numbers drawn, 4 numbers or even just 3. A “Quick Pick” facility is available when playing the WI Lottery Megabucks similar to the “Lucky Dip” option that is used in the UK National Lottery or Europe’s Euro-Millions or many other US lotteries – which means that you can ask the lottery retailer or computer to randomly select all your numbers for you. So actually playing the Wisconsin Megabucks is simple…just select your own 6 numbers or request them to be randomly generated for you. The cost of each entry into the Megabucks Lottery is the standard sum of $1.00 but for this you get 2 plays.
Random Number Generator
Along with just a few other USA lottery games that make their draws using a Random Number Generator (RNG), the Wisconsin Lottery numbers are drawn this way too as opposed to the traditional way of using numbered balls drawn from a drum.
Who Can Play? 
As with most US Lotteries previously only citizens living in the State of Wisconsin were allowed to play in any of the WI Lotto games including the Wisconsin Megabucks Lottery game - you used to have to purchase your lottery tickets from an authorized retailer based in Wisconsin itself. Now, though, with the convenient presence of authorized and genuine online lottery ticket sales companies like TheLotter you are able to select your Wisconsin Megabucks lottery numbers online and purchase your Megabucks tickets without having to be concerned about where in the world you may live. This is good news of course if you live outside of Wisconsin & the U.S.A. & want to play the Wisconsin Megabucks & ensure your entry into the next draw or just want to have the convenience of being able to buy lottery tickets online. Once you have entered into the Megabucks draw, you can then easily check your chosen Wisconsin Lottery results online to see how you have done and to find out if you have become one of the lucky Mega Bucks winners. You must be 18 years of age to be eligible to purchase a ticket for any of the Wisconsin State Lottery games including the Megabucks. However, WI Lottery tickets CAN be purchased FOR people under the age of 18 to be given as gifts.
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Information & Background 
In 1989 the Wisconsin Lottery made the decision to take part in the Multi-State predecessor to the Powerball lottery – Lotto America. Once Lotto America became the Powerball in 1992, Wisconsin Lottery began its own in-state lotto style game, Megabucks. Up until August 29th 2004, The WI Lottery had drawn its lottery numbers in the traditional way by using numbered balls rotating around in a drum. From August 30th it changed this to the less common but more high-tech. method of using a Random Number Generator (RNG) to make its lottery draws. At the time of writing, the most frequent number to be drawn on the Wisconsin Megabucks is number 25. The least frequent number to be drawn on the Megabucks is number 23.
What Are The Odds? 
The odds of winning on the Megabucks Lottery are very competitive when compared to many of the US lotteries, especially the Multi-State offerings such as Mega Millions or Powerball. The chances of winning a Wisconsin Megabucks jackpot are 1 in 6.99 million – for these odds you could be one of the Megabucks jackpot winners. For one of the prizes on the second level, the odds come in at 1 in 27.1 thousand. The likelihood of winning a third tier prize comes in at 1 in 517 and for a prize on the fourth tier the odds are reduce right down to just 1 in 29.
Record Jackpots…
To date, the record jackpot paid out on the Wisconsin Megabucks lottery is a great $20.3 million which was won on August 25th 2001.
How Are Jackpots Paid? 
As a WI Lottery jackpot winner, you would have a choice in how you wish to receive your winnings. You could choose to have either a single cash lump sum payment or an annuity prize. You will need to make the choice as to whether you wish to receive the cash lump sum option or the annuity instalment payments option within 60 days of validating your winning WI Lotto ticket. If you make no decision here, after the 60 day period, the jackpot will automatically be paid to you as an annuity. If you choose to receive your jackpot as an annuity, it would be paid to you in yearly instalments over a 25 year period. In terms of value, if you chose to take the cash lump sum payment as a Wisconsin Lotto jackpot winner, you would receive approximately 50% of the annuity value that you would be paid in installments. For all Wisconsin Lottery prizes, you will need to claim your prize within 180 days of the draw taking place. If your win is under $599 you will be able to claim your prize from one of the many Wisconsin Lottery retailers across the state. If your win is $600 or greater then you will need to claim your prize at a lottery office or by mail. All jackpot prizes will need to be claimed in Madison at the Wisconsin Lottery offices – of course if you are playing online, whatever your win, this will not be a concern for you, as your lottery ticket agency will take care of all this for you. If you play lottery online however, whatever your win, this will not be a concern for you, as your accredited lottery ticket sales agency will take care of all this for you, whether it is TheLotter or whichever company you may use.
How The State Benefits… 
More than 95% of the money generated by the Wisconsin Lottery is returned in some way to the citizens of the state of Wisconsin. Apart form the winning prizes that are paid out and the lottery running costs, the main recipients of revenue generated by the WI Lottery are Wisconsin tax payers who are eligible for property tax relief. More than $8.347 billion has been generated in revenue over the years since the lotteries’ inception. Any unclaimed prizes are also added to the fund for property tax relief in the state of Wisconsin. Click here to
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