NEENAH — Tonya Hedtke is the winner of the $9.5 million Megabucks jackpot from the Saturday, April 12, 2025, drawing. Hedtke claimed her prize at the Wisconsin Lottery offices in Madison on Tuesday, April 22.
The Neenah resident purchased her winning ticket from a Kwik Trip on 1101 Gertrude St. in Kaukauna.
An infrequent Lottery player, Hedtke’s winning numbers were 7-10-13-19-34-35. Her jackpot win is the largest Wisconsin Lottery prize won in 2025 so far.
Not to be confused with the multi-jurisdictional game Mega Millions, Megabucks is only offered in Wisconsin and is one of the longest-running Lotto games in the Badger State. Megabucks offers two plays for $1. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1:6,991,908 Megabucks has drawings on Wednesday and Saturdays. Tickets must be purchased before 9 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday to be included in that day’s drawing.
The last time the Megabucks jackpot was hit was on July 17, 2024, when a $4.3 million ticket was sold at a Kwik Trip in Redgranite.
During the last five + years, the top five Megabucks jackpots won include:
– January 4, 2023 – $15.1 million – Wayne’s Food Plus, Luck, WI
– April 25, 2020 — $10.7 million – Merrillan Double T, Merrillan, WI
– April 12, 2025 — $9.5 million – Kwik Trip, Kaukauna, WI
– January 16, 2019, $5.9 million — Kwik Trip, Sheboygan, WI
– October 23, 2021, $5.2 million – Kwik Trip, Cottage Grove, WI
Wisconsin Lottery retailers who sell winning tickets over $599 receive a two percent Retailer Performance Winning Ticket Incentive, up to $100,000.
