Weeping Water Man Wins $33,333 Playing Spicy Hot 3’s

November 18, 2009 – Heath Nielsen of Weeping Water won $33,333 playing the $5 Scratch game Spicy Hot 3’s from the Nebraska Lottery.

Nielsen purchased his winning Spicy Hot 3’s ticket at Stop 'N Shop, 300 West Eldora Avenue in Weeping Water. Scratching the ticket, he revealed two matching numbers for a corresponding prize of $33,333.

There are three $33,333 top prizes available in Spicy Hot 3’s. Nielsen is the second person to claim a top prize to date.

While claiming his prize on November 3, Nielsen told Nebraska Lottery officials that he purchased the winning ticket earlier that morning. He learned he had won the $33,333 top prize after checking his ticket at the store. Nielsen plans to pay bills using his winnings.

Spicy Hot 3’s is a $5 Scratch game from the Nebraska Lottery that offers players the chance to win $815,997 in cash prizes from $5 to $33,333. The odds of winning the $33,333 top prize in Spicy Hot 3’s are 1 in 80,000, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.65.

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Published on 11/18/2009