$208.6 million Powerball jackpot hit in Wisconsin

Sunday, August 06, 2006 posted 04:02 AM EDT

FOND DU LAC - State lottery officials say someone in Wisconsin is holding the sole winning ticket in Saturday's $208.6 million Powerball drawing.

The winning ticket was sold at the Ma & Pa Grocery Express, 506 S. Main St. in Fond du Lac. It's the largest jackpot ever won in Wisconsin.

The winning numbers were 02, 03, 09, 48, and 50 and the Powerball was 23.

The last Powerball jackpot in Wisconsin was won January 8, 2005 by a Thiensville man. The previous largest jackpot in Wisconsin was the $195 million Powerball jackpot won by an Illinois couple on May 20, 1998.

The ticket holder has 180 days to claim the $208.6 million prize.

Ma & Pa Grocery Express receives a $100,000 commission for selling the winning ticket.



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