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Update: WI Lottery officials ID winning ticket retailer

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March 28th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Wisconsin Lottery officials have identified the retailer that sold the winning ticket in Wednesday’s $768 million Powerball drawing. Lottery Director Cindy Polzin told reporters at a news conference Thursday that a Speedway gas station in New Berlin in suburban Milwaukee sold the winning ticket. The station will receive $100,000 for selling the ticket.

Polzin says the winner hasn’t been identified. The person has 180 days to come forward. If the winner opts for a cash payout instead of annuities, the prize is worth $477 million. Annuities would be paid out over 29 years. Wisconsin Revenue Secretary Peter Barca says if the winner takes the cash option, the state would receive $38 million in tax revenue. He wasn’t sure how much tax revenue the state would collect each year if the winner takes annuities.