A Lucky Wisconsin Lottery Player Is Now A Millionaire

A Lucky Wisconsin Lottery Player Is Now A Millionaire

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Powerball seems to get the most headlines, but Mega Millions is another nationwide lottery game capable of generating huge jackpots.

On Tuesday, December 3, that jackpot grew to a massive $154 million and while nobody won that incredible payday, someone in Wisconsin did become a millionaire.

Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 10:00 p.m. CST. The rules of the game are similar to Powerball. It's $2 per play and for an additional $1 per play, players can purchase the Megaplier feature to increase non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, or 5 times.

Players pick five numbers from 1-70 and one Mega Ball number from 1-25. They can select those numbers themselves, or they can choose the quick pick option to have them randomly selected for them.

There are nine ways to win, starting with $2 for matching just the Mega Ball. Match the first five numbers plus the Mega Ball to win the jackpot. To win $1 million, you'd have to match all five numbers but miss on the Mega Ball.

According to the Wisconsin Lottery, that's just what happened on December 3 and they shared the exciting news through social media on Wednesday.

A Wisconsin Lottery Player Is Now A Millionaire

The winning Mega Millions numbers from December 3 were 52-60-61-66-67. The Mega Ball number was 23 and the Megaplier x4.

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One lucky person came very close to winning the $154 million jackpot by only missing the Mega Ball number, but it's still a very good day as they did become a millionaire.

According to the Wisconsin Lottery, the $1 million winning ticket was sold at El Rey Food Mart, located at 1320 W. Burnham in Milwaukee.

The winner's name has yet to be released, but there's still a lot of money up for games with the next Mega Millions drawing, which will be held at 10:00 p.m. CST on Friday, December 6. The estimated jackpot is currently $579 million. If you want to take a shot at winning big, make sure to purchase your ticket no later than Friday at 9:00 p.m. CST.

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Having to call someone for home repairs is never fun and the costs that are associated with those calls always seem more than we expect and they come at the worst times.

A common call people make is to plumbers, and many of those issues happen in the bathroom. If you have kids, who may not know exactly what goes in the toilet, there's a good chance they've flushed something down that caused problems your plunger couldn't fix.

However, you don't need kids to have those issues because everyone can get confused about what can safely be flushed down the toilet. A key thing to remember is that toilet paper breaks down in water and rarely causes a blockage, but anything else could lead to you calling a plumber for help.

Even if they don't clog your toilet, 17 specific things have a good chance of getting caught in the machinery of your city's wastewater treatment plant. Repairs are costly on this machinery so it's vital that you NOT flush the following items to protect your plumbing and to help save your city's time and resources.

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