Lottery player wins large jackpot on Christmas Eve — the biggest since WI game’s debut
A lottery player “made history” on Christmas Eve when they won the largest jackpot in a game’s history, Wisconsin lottery officials said.
They bought a $10 “50 Times The Money” ticket at a Sheboygan liquor store and won 100% of the $583,746 Fast Play Progressive Jackpot — the largest since the game’s debut in April 2023, officials said in a news release.
The prize eclipsed the previous Fast Play jackpot of $403,497 from July 2023, officials said.
The Wisconsin lottery offers eight Fast Play games, which are different from other lottery games because the progressive jackpot can be won as soon as the ticket is purchased, officials said.
The amount depends on the ticket price the player buys, with $1 winning 10% of the progressive jackpot, $2 winning 20%, $5 tickets winning 50% and $10 tickets winning 100%, officials said.
Sheboygan is about a 60-mile drive north from Milwaukee.
This story was originally published December 27, 2024 at 6:20 PM with the headline "Lottery player wins large jackpot on Christmas Eve — the biggest since WI game’s debut."
