Wisconsin lottery wheels
Wisconsin has 3 lotto-style games: Wisconsin Megabucks, SuperCash! and Badger 5. It also sells Powerball and Mega Millions. Choose a game to mark your numbers and see what each wheel guarantees, or read on for how the Wisconsin games compare and how to play a wheel there.
Wisconsin lotto games compared
| Game | Numbers | Per line | Draws a week | Top prize | Top prize odds | A small wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Megabucks | 6 of 49 | $0.50 | 2 | Jackpot, from $1 million | 1 in 13,983,816 | 10 numbers, 10 tickets, $5 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 11 draws |
| SuperCash! | 6 of 39 | $0.50 | 7 | $350,000 | 1 in 3,262,623 | 10 numbers, 10 tickets, $5 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 6.1 draws |
| Badger 5 | 5 of 31 | $1 | 7 | Jackpot, from $10,000 | 1 in 169,911 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $17 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 5.7 draws |
* The smallest wheel that guarantees a three-number match whenever three of the winning numbers are among the ones you mark. Each game's page has bigger and smaller wheels.
Which Wisconsin game suits a wheel?
- For a guarantee that comes into play most often: Badger 5. With 10 of its 31 numbers marked, three winning numbers land among yours on 1 in 5.7 draws, about once a week or more.
- For the lowest cost per line: Wisconsin Megabucks, at $0.50 a line.
- For the longest odds and usually the biggest top prize: Wisconsin Megabucks, at 1 in 13,983,816 per line.
Buying tickets in Wisconsin
- Tickets are sold in stores, not online.
- They are sold for cash only.
- Ticket courier services aren't allowed in Wisconsin.
- The lottery's app can turn your numbers into a digital playslip, a QR code the retailer scans. That's the quickest way to enter a wheel's lines.
- To play a wheel in a store, copy each line onto an official playslip, or read your lines to the clerk.
For official rules, results and retailers, visit the Wisconsin Lottery. LotteryWheels.com is independent and not part of the Wisconsin Lottery.
National games in Wisconsin
Other Wisconsin Lottery games
The Wisconsin Lottery also runs Pick 3, Pick 4, All or Nothing, Fast Play and Raffles. Wheels don't apply to those: they only help with games where you pick several numbers from one pool.