$10,000 Powerball Prize for Lincoln Woman

May 9, 2008 – Alicia Lyons of Lincoln recently won $10,000 playing Powerball from the Nebraska Lottery.

There were more than 21,000 Nebraska Lottery Lotto winners in the Wednesday, April 30, drawings. Among these winners was Lyons, who purchased a five-play quick pick ticket for the April 30 draw at Mills Squeegee Fill, 4445 S 70th Street in Lincoln. One play contained four of the five winning white ball numbers (01, 17, 25, 43, 51) and the Powerball number (38) for the $10,000 prize.

While claiming her prize on May 6, Lyons told Nebraska Lottery officials that she was “shocked” to win $10,000 and that she “didn’t believe it.” Lyons plans to pay bills and pay for car repairs using her winnings.

One hundred and eighty-three Nebraska Lottery players have won the $10,000 prize in Powerball to date. The odds of winning $10,000 playing Powerball are 1 in 584,432, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 36.61.

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Published on 05/09/2008