Rapids resident claims $2 million scratch ticket

MADISON – For Wisconsinite Kelly Reitz, the royal crown fits just fine. Reitz, a Wisconsin Rapids resident, won a $2,000,000 top prize by playing a $2 million Royale scratch ticket, purchased from the Nekoosa Mart on 106 1st St. in Nekoosa. Reitz recently claimed the winning ticket at the Wisconsin Lottery Madison office.
$2 Million Royale is a Wisconsin Lottery $50 scratch ticket that debuted on Jan. 30, 2026. The game offers 10 different prize levels ranging from $75 to $2,000,000. Reitz is the game’s first top prize winner. $2 Million Royale has an assortment of great prizes remaining at all levels, including one $2,000,000 top prize and two $100,000 prizes.
The $2,000,000 winning ticket is the largest Lottery ticket ever sold by Nekoosa Mart. Wisconsin retailers who sell winning tickets over $599 receive a two percent Retailer Performance Program Winning Ticket Incentive, up to $100,000. For selling the winning $2,000,000 ticket, Nekoosa Mart will receive $40,000.
About the Wisconsin Lottery
The Wisconsin Lottery enriches communities statewide by giving back 93 percent of its revenue to winners, retailers, and Wisconsin homeowners. Since 1988, the Wisconsin Lottery has generated more than $21.1 billion in total revenue, over $12 billion in prizes paid and more than $6.4 billion in funding for property tax credits to eligible Wisconsin homeowners.