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Hayes Center Woman Spins the Big Wheel and Takes Home $40,000
Broken Bow morning group turns winnings into donations
Hayes Center Woman Spins the Big Wheel and Takes Home $40,000

Madeena McAffee of Hayes Center won $40,000 on Wheel of Fortune and she didn’t have to buy a single vowel to do it.

Broken Bow morning group turns winnings into donations

Every morning at the Whiskey Barrel in Broken Bow, a group of friends meet up to slurp down a couple cups of coffee and play a few Nebraska Lottery Scratch tickets.

Two Nebraska Lottery players live it up in Nashville
A VIP in NYC for NYE
A VIP in NYC for NYE

When Norman Hall of Omaha found out he’d be going to New York to ring in the new year, he couldn’t believe it at first.

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Fast Mart offers up some of the biggest Scratch wins in Nebraska
Nebraska Lottery and Saltdogs baseball, a perfect combination
Nebraska Lottery and Saltdogs baseball, a perfect combination

If you ever find yourself taken out to a ball game, taken out to a crowd, and while you’re buying some peanuts and crackerjacks, you might also find a chance to play some Nebraska Lottery games.

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Back in business
Three times in a month: One winner hits jackpot on tickets bought at Nebraska Lottery office
Back in business

We’re back and we’re heading to an event toward you!

Three times in a month: One winner hits jackpot on tickets bought at Nebraska Lottery office

Lynn Ericson’s birthday keeps paying off in more than just cake and presents.

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Nebraska Lottery’s Best of 2020
Hand sanitizer: good for keeping healthy, not so good for Lotto tickets
Nebraska Lottery’s Best of 2020

We don’t have to remind you that 2020 was a rough one, but sometimes it’s nice to remember a few of the good things that happened last year.

Hand sanitizer: good for keeping healthy, not so good for Lotto tickets

We recently had a player come into our offices with two damaged Pick 3 tickets that he was hoping we could cash for him.

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Hayes Center Woman Spins the Big Wheel and Takes Home $40,000
Hayes Center Woman Spins the Big Wheel and Takes Home $40,000

Madeena McAffee of Hayes Center won $40,000 on Wheel of Fortune and she didn’t have to buy a single vowel to do it.

Broken Bow morning group turns winnings into donations
Broken Bow morning group turns winnings into donations

Every morning at the Whiskey Barrel in Broken Bow, a group of friends meet up to slurp down a couple cups of coffee and play a few Nebraska Lottery Scratch tickets.

A VIP in NYC for NYE
A VIP in NYC for NYE

When Norman Hall of Omaha found out he’d be going to New York to ring in the new year, he couldn’t believe it at first.

Tags: Contests

Nebraska Lottery and Saltdogs baseball, a perfect combination
Nebraska Lottery and Saltdogs baseball, a perfect combination

If you ever find yourself taken out to a ball game, taken out to a crowd, and while you’re buying some peanuts and crackerjacks, you might also find a chance to play some Nebraska Lottery games.

Back in business
Back in business

We’re back and we’re heading to an event toward you!

Tags: events

Three times in a month: One winner hits jackpot on tickets bought at Nebraska Lottery office
Three times in a month: One winner hits jackpot on tickets bought at Nebraska Lottery office

Lynn Ericson’s birthday keeps paying off in more than just cake and presents.

Tags: Pick 3

Nebraska Lottery’s Best of 2020
Nebraska Lottery’s Best of 2020

We don’t have to remind you that 2020 was a rough one, but sometimes it’s nice to remember a few of the good things that happened last year.

Tags:

Hand sanitizer: good for keeping healthy, not so good for Lotto tickets
Hand sanitizer: good for keeping healthy, not so good for Lotto tickets

We recently had a player come into our offices with two damaged Pick 3 tickets that he was hoping we could cash for him.

Tags: Pick 3