Someone got lucky in Omaha: $260k Nebraska Lottery ticket sold at tobacco shop (2024)

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Who won the million dollar lottery in Omaha? ›

Brant Edgington of Fremont bought some Mega Millions tickets while he stopped at a supermarket for a salad. The single dad won $1 million. Lisa Werthmann of Omaha won $200,000 last week on a 50X the Cash Scratch ticket. The mail carrier said she plans to buy a new car and save for her retirement.

Tickets with total prize amounts of $501 to $19,999 must be claimed by mail or at a Regional Lottery Claim Center. Be prepared to show a Driver's License or another form of photo ID when claiming. Free ticket prizes may be paid by free quick pick ticket, coupon, or warrant for the cash amount per Lottery regulations.

Nebraska statutes make it a criminal offense to sell Lottery tickets to a person under 19 years of age, or for someone under 19 years of age to purchase Lottery tickets or redeem Lottery tickets for prizes.

The Nebraska Lottery is run by the government of Nebraska. It was established by the state legislature in 1993.

04/05/2024 - Brant Edgington of Fremont won $1 million playing Mega Millions from the Nebraska Lottery.

In November of 2022, Edwin Castro of Altadena struck it rich on a $2.04 billion Powerball ticket – the largest lottery prize in U.S. history. That famous ticket was sold at Joe's Service Center, meaning owner Joe Chahayed also cashed in for a million bucks.

Online Lotteries and Raffles

Tickets may be purchased with cash, check, or debit card. Credit card purchases are not authorized.

Lotto prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing for which the ticket was issued.

Tickets can be purchased from 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. (Central Time) any day of the week except from 9:00 p.m. to 9:03 p.m. on drawing nights. Drawings Tuesday and Friday.

Nebraska Environmental Trust (44.5%) Education (44.5%) Nebraska State Fair (10%) Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund (1%, plus the first $500,000 in fund proceeds each fiscal year)

How much is a Nebraska Lottery ticket? ›

Pick five numbers between 1 and 40 by marking a Nebraska Pick 5 play slip. Or tell the clerk you want a Nebraska Pick 5 quick pick. Each play costs $1 and you can pick up to 5 different sets of numbers on each play slip.

(TNS) — A new app will allow Nebraskans to order lottery tickets online, but it has a unique design that keeps it from running afoul of the state's prohibition on online gambling. Jackpocket, which bills itself as America's No. 1 lottery app, announced Monday that it has launched in Nebraska.

A Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in Arizona.

The Southern California winner of last summer's $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot has been revealed on Friday. The winning ticket was purchased in July 2023 by Yanira Alvarez at the Las Palmitas Mini Market located at 1205 Wall Street in downtown Los Angeles near the Skid Row neighborhood.

Nebraska joined the Powerball lottery in July 1994. Since then, Nebraskans have spent more than $752 million on Powerball tickets. Twenty-two of them have hit the jackpot.

Randy Rush, from Alberta, Canada, won $37 million in the lottery in 2015. He immediately quit his job and started investing his money in different assets. But his win damaged close relationships, including with his best friend, who scammed him.