A Niagara (Marinette County) woman claimed the $100,000 top prize in the Wisconsin Lottery Holly Jolly Raffle Friday.
The winning ticket was sold at Pit Stop Gas (1240 River St.) in Niagara.
Michelle Gunville is an occasional Lottery player, but her first raffle experience was a memorable one. Four tickets were originally purchased, two of which were given to family members and nearly left at a restaurant. Of the two remaining tickets retained, the first one checked matched the top prize numbers exactly. Gunville plans to buy a new car just in time for the holidays.
After a record-setting 31-day sales period for Wisconsin Lottery Holly Jolly Raffle tickets, the Dec. 6 drawing produced one $100,000 grand prize. A total of 50 additional players won prizes of $1,000 each while 1,000 others won $100 apiece. The full list of winning numbers for all prize levels can be found at wilottery.com.
GAME SUMMARY
Cost: $5.
Details: Each play costs $5 and prints on a separate ticket. A 6-digit number is printed on each ticket. Tickets are sold in numerical order starting with 000001. Once all 100,000 tickets are sold, no more tickets are available for purchase. Drawing held Dec. 6, 2018. Odds: The odds of winning the $100,000 Holly Jolly Raffle grand prize is
