Crete Woman Receives Free Ticket, Wins $22,000 2by2 Prize

Jacque RueJacque Rue of Crete won $22,000 playing 2by2 from the Nebraska Lottery.

There were more than 22,000 Nebraska Lottery winners in the Tuesday, October 28 drawings. Among these winners was Rue, who received her winning ticket at Crete Foodmart, 925 Main Street in Crete. She received the ticket for free because at the time a Lottery promotion generated a free 2by2 quick pick ticket with each $5 Nebraska Pick 5 purchase. Rue’s 2by2 ticket contained the winning red ball numbers (4, 13) and winning white ball numbers (7, 25) from the October 28 drawing for a corresponding prize of $22,000.

Three hundred and thirty-seven Nebraska Lottery players have won the 2by2 top prize to date.

While claiming her prize on October 28, Rue told Nebraska Lottery officials that she learned she had won after seeing the winning numbers during a local TV newscast. “I saw the numbers and I thought, ‘Wait a minute – those are my numbers,’” said Rue. She had no definite plans for her prize.

2by2 is run by the Multi-State Lottery Association and was introduced in June 2002. Players in Kansas, Nebraska and North Dakota have the opportunity to win up to $22,000 Monday through Sunday by playing 2by2. The odds of winning the $22,000 2by2 top prize are 1 in 105,625, and the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.59.

Published on 11/20/2014