Connection. Traveling Moola finds a friend in Lena, Wisconsin! Traveling Moola Pictures, page 4. Ideas and Information for RETAILERS

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1 Connection May 2018 Volume 19 Issue 5 retailer.wilottery.com Traveling Moola finds a friend in Lena, Wisconsin! Traveling Moola Pictures, page 4 INSIDE: Director's note and ticket validation, page 2 Retailer of the Month, page 3 Radio remotes, page 4 30th Birthday Raffle, page 5 New scratch tickets, page 6 March millionaires, page 7 Ideas and Information for RETAILERS

2 Note from the Director May Spring sure has taken it's time coming this year, but May has arrived and with it all the signs of the approaching summer - baseball is in full swing, the summer fishing season has started, and many students are preparing for the end of the school year and graduation. Memorial Day weekend officially kicks of the summer tourism season in Wisconsin bringing many visitors to our great state. For the Wisconsin Lottery's Special Events Team, summer means hiring interns and traveling to as many events across the state as possible. These will include Northwoods Baseball League games, local concert venues, large music festivals, Brewers games, and so much more. Of course our birthday celebration continues with a Birthday Raffle starting June 1 and radio remotes at some of our retailers. Please see page 4 of this edition for the list of June locations. Don't see your area on the list? Don't worry, more are in the works. Lottery Director, Cindy Polzin and Frankie Dog owners, I am sure your furry friends are happy to be out burning off all their winter energy. This month you'll meet our buddy Bingo, the star of our new instant scratch ticket "Here Bingo". My dog Frankie sure loves this ticket and wanted to be a part of the excitement. This ticket offers a chance to win up to $20,000. The Wisconsin Lottery team is definitely ready for summer and we are looking forward to getting out and spending time with our friends, families, customers, and retailers. Important Reminders When Validating Tickets Always scan instant tickets o Scanning prevents manual entry errors. o After you scan an instant ticket and determine that it is a valid winning ticket and that you have the funds to pay the winner, continue with the process on your terminal by selecting SEND. o If you are unable to pay the winning ticket, back out of the transaction by selecting CANCEL. Get Cash Authorization slip before paying out $$$ o DO NOT pay player without a first obtaining a Cash Authorization slip from the terminal. o Once paid, tear ticket in half or punch ticket through validation barcode and attach cash authorization slip to one half of the ticket. o Keep ticket with Cash Authorization slip until you complete Lottery Reconciliation. Properly destroy cashed instant tickets o DO NOT return a cashed ticket to player. o After reconciliation, dispose of or shred ticket with cash authorization slip. If the scanned ticket reads Previously Paid by YOU that means that the ticket has already been validated on YOUR terminal. The date of the validation will show in the message. If the scanned ticket reads as Previously Paid by OTHER that means that the ticket has already been validated by another retailer. The customer has the right to view the Cash Authorization slip upon request.

3 May Tadych's Econofoods 109 S. Main Street Brillion, WI Owner Jim Tadych This month we travel to the small town of Brillion in Calumet County. Located on Highway 10 between Appleton and Manitowoc, Brillion is home to Ariens Company headquarters. Visitors to Brillion may enjoy local attractions such as the Ariens Museum, the Brillion Historical Society, the Brillion Nature Center and the Friendship State Trail. In keeping with the Lottery 30th Birthday theme this year, we recognize another retailer who has been with the lottery since the beginning in Founded in 1968 by Jim Tadych as T&C Market and now renamed as Tadych's Econofoods, our Retailer of the Month is celebrating their own milestone anniversary this year 50 years! The original store building, once a turn of the century blacksmith shop, was a 700 square foot "Mom & Pop" store when Jim Tadych bought it. The business has since grown to three stores in Wisconsin and another three in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. They also have a proud tradition of giving back to the communities they serve. Over the years, they have contributed over ONE MILLION dollars to local churches, schools and other nonprofit organizations, in addition to the sponsorship of many youth sports activities and other groups. Tadych's Econofoods carries all Lottery products including 19 facings of scratch tickets at the Brillion store. The most popular scratch ticket price points are $20 and $5. Their most recent wins include a lucky $50,000 Powerball ticket, $1,000 on Supercash! and $1,000 on the scratch tickets #655, $10,000 cash and #685, $1,000 richer. Brillion is located on Hwy 10, East Tadych s Econofoods stores are fun places to shop and enjoy! Check them out, you ll be glad you did. of Appleton.

4 The Traveling Moolas! Where is Moola? We gave the FMRs a Moola Booblehead and let them loose to celebrate the Lottery's 30 Years of Fun. The April issue with the Traveling Moolas was a hit, so she continues her adventures by stopping at Wisconsin landmarks, retailers and even found another bovine! 4 Sinclair, Kaukauna Lena Fast Stop The NEW Zoo, Green Bay T h a n k Y o u R e t a i l e r s! Lottery o n Sinclair, Kaukauna the Road Pioneer Petroleum, Richfield Starting June 4, 2018 Lottery Special Events will be on the road to celebrate our 30th Birthday Raffle, and play games at retailers! If we are at your store, let your players know ahead of time by posting the time and date! UPDATED 30th Birthday Radio Remote Schedule Store Name Address Date Time Cheese Hut Citgo N Lynndale Dr, Appleton... 6/4/ AM - 1 PM Bob Citgo s Ohio St, Oshkosh... 6/4/ PM - 6 PM Olson Foods (Piggly Wiggly) Lineville Rd, Green Bay... 6/5/ AM - 1 PM Trig s Food & Drug...s 232 Courtney St, Rhinelander... 6/5/ PM - 6 PM Trig s Food & Drug S 17th Ave, Wausau... 6/6/ AM - 1 PM Festival Foods Mall Drive, Eau Claire... 6/6/ PM - 6 PM Festival Foods State Road, La Crosse... 6/7/ AM - 1 PM Mr. T s County Road YZ, Dodgeville... 6/7/ AM - 1 PM Piggly Wiggly...N81W15182 Appleton Ave,... 6/11/ AM - 1 PM Menomonie Falls Woodman s E Main St, Waukesha... 6/12/ AM - 1 PM Woodman s Beloit S Madison Rd, Beloit... 6/13/ AM - 1 PM Woodman s East Milwaukee St, Madison... 6/14/ AM - 1PM

5 Only 50,000 tickets available. Once all 50,000 tickets are sold, no more tickets will be available for purchase. Drawing will be held on June 28, Tickets can be cashed after the drawing. Leave it to the Professionals Call option 3 for equipment issues ODDS Prize Winners Odds $30, :25,000 $1, :2,000 $ :100 Spring and Summer not only mean construction season, but building repair season as well. From roof repairs and replacements to complete remodels, your lottery equipment may be involved. If you have a satellite dish like the one pictured here, call us three days in advance at option 3 to schedule the moving of the dish. Prior notice on any inside equipment moves is also necessary and can be scheduled by calling the same number. By requesting a move in a timely manner, you can avoid costly downtime and frustration for you and your players option 3

6 Scratch-offs Odds are You ll Like Em #2080 TOP PRIZE $20,000 winning: 1:3.8 Prize payout: 63.0% A BONE symbol in a winning pattern TRIPLES the prize! #2089 TOP PRIZE $30,000 winning: 1:3.3 Prize payout: 63.0% NEW Bonus Magic Word feature! #2066 ALL PRIZES $50 & $100! winning: 1:9.4 Prize payout: 70.0% Third version of game. #2083 TOP PRIZE 100,000 winning: 1:3.5 Prize payout: 74.0% Win up to 40 times! Visit retailer.wilottery.com for information on ticket launches #2091 TOP PRIZE $54,000 winning: 1:3.6 Prize payout: 64.5% Win up to 20 times! #2092 TOP PRIZE $42,000 winning: 1:4.0 Prize payout: 64.5% A chance to win up to 9 TIMES the prize! #2087 TOP PRIZE $1,000 winning: 1:4.8 Prize payout: 70.0% Win up to 20 times the prize! #2088 TOP PRIZE $200,000 winning: 1:3.1 Prize payout: 74.0% A chance to DOUBLE or TRIPLE your prize!

7 Millionaire March May It's been said that March comes in like a lion. At the Wisconsin Lottery, we think that was true in March Just take a look at what happened in the first 10 days!!! March 1, 2018-Sun Prairie man wins Wisconsin Millions Scratch Game's first $1,000,000 prize! This $30 winning ticket was purchased at the American Center BP in Madison. March 9, 2018-Wisconsin's newest millionaire scratched his way to a Instant $1 Million Payout! Purchased at Kwik Trip #691 in Stevens Point, this $30 winning ticket was the third and final $1,000,000 top prize to be awarded in the game. March 10, 2018-$1 Million Powerball ticket sold in Polk County A $1 Million ticket was sold at Dick's Market in Amery for the March 10th drawing. This ticket matched five out of five numbers, but not the Powerball. At press time, the winner or winners have not yet come forward to claim the prize. Congratulations to our winners and to our retailers. Each selling retailer earns a $20,000 Retailer Performance Program Incentive for selling a $1 Million ticket! **************************************************************************************** Winners of $100,000 or more sold or claimed in March: Lotto tickets sold: DATE AMOUNT RPP EARNED GAME RETAILER NAME RETAILER CITY 3/12/2018 $266,001 $5,320 Badger 5 Brandon Condon Oil Co Brandon 3/14/2018 $350,000 $7,000 SuperCash! Lucky 7 Gas Monroe 3/24/2018 $199,000 $3,980 Badger 5 Pick'n Save #5372 Fond Du Lac 3/30/2018 $350,000 $7,000 SuperCash! Pick'n Save #380 Sussex 3/30/2018 $350,000 $7.000 SuperCash! Speedway #4313 Fond du Lac Instant tickets claimed: DATE AMOUNT RPP EARNED GAME RETAILER NAME RETAILER CITY 3/9/2018 $100,000 $2,000 Boom Copps Food Center #121 Wisconsin Rapids 3/12/2018 $100,000 $2,000 Cashtastic Xword Stop-N-Go #276 Hartford 3/20/2018 $200,000 $4,000 Mega Xword Richland Mobil Mart Richland Center

8 Wisconsin Lottery 2135 Rimrock Rd. P.O. Box 8941 Madison, WI PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Madison, WI Permit No Lottery offices will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 28, Retailers who normally receive their telemarketing call on Mondays will be asked to place an order for two weeks of inventory during their telemarketing call on Monday, May 21st. Our suggested ordering software will recommend the appropriate number of packs to cover two weeks based on store sales history. Ask your Telemarketing Representative for more information. Cut and post Wisconsin Lottery Retailer Hotline * To place a ticket order, press 1 * To report lost or stolen tickets, press 2 * To report equipment issues or order supplies, press 3 * For applications or contracts, press 4 * For banking, billing or accounting, press 5 * For Lottery security, press 6 * To hear the options again, press 9 Get the right department the first time! Cut and post this helpful directory. May 2018 Volume 19 Issue 5 Connection is a monthly publication of the Wisconsin Lottery. Kami Blatter, graphic designer Retail Relations, editors