Megabucks Leaves Wisconsin Player $1.5M Richer

A lucky player from Wisconsin has won a mouth-watering $1.5 million prize from the state lottery’s Megabucks. The prize landed on January 28 and, although a bit late for the holidays, came just in time for Super Bowl season.

The Winner Has Yet to Come Forward

According to the Wisconsin Lottery, the player won the life-changing sum from the January 28, 2026, drawing. For reference, the winning numbers for that drawing were 10, 13, 31, 38, 41, and 43. After correctly matching all six of them, the player turned his ticket into an unforgettable payday.

As of the time of this writing, the winner has yet to come forward to claim their prize. Per the local lottery’s rules, they will have 180 days to do so. The lottery encouraged players to see if they were the winner by checking their tickets or logging into the Wisconsin lottery app.

In the meantime, lottery officials said that the winning ticket was sold at the Millgate General Store at 151 Millgate Dr. in Burlington. This wasn’t the first time a big prize has landed in that shop, either, as it previously sold a winning $37,000 Badger 5 jackpot ticket.

Jorgen F., the store’s manager, spoke with the lottery on the matter, saying that he was excited to see Millgate General Store mint another big winner.

We’re so happy to sell a jackpot winner. It’s very exciting.

Jorgen F.

The $1.5 million prize is notably the first Megabucks jackpot for 2026. The previous jackpot was won last November and stood at a $7.1 million.

January Turned Out to Be a Lucrative Month for Lottery Players

Elsewhere, an Illinois player just won $550K after matching all five numbers in Wednesday’s Lotto drawing.

In the meantime, the Florida Lottery just announced that two players have won seven-figure prizes. These included a player of Homosassa, who won $2 million, as well as a player of Boynton Beach, who won $1 million.

This came shortly after two separate players in New Jersey won prizes of $2 million and $6 million.

In other news, the latest Powerball jackpot landed last week, and the winner of the previous one emerged at around the same time after remaining elusive for a few weeks. Although the winner remained anonymous, lottery officials noted that he had heeded the lottery’s advice to onboard the services of a financial consultant.