Lincoln Man Wins $30,000 Playing 5X Lucky

March 9, 2010 – Andrew Steinbach of Lincoln won $30,000 playing the $5 Scratch game 5X Lucky from the Nebraska Lottery.

Steinbach purchased his winning 5X Lucky ticket at Git 'N Split, 5560 South 48th Street in Lincoln. Scratching the ticket, he revealed matching numbers in Row 15 for a corresponding prize of $30,000.

There were three $30,000 top prizes available in 5X Lucky. Steinbach was the third person to claim a top prize in the game.

While claiming his prize on March 4, Steinbach told Nebraska Lottery officials he was “speechless and really shaky” when he realized he had won the $30,000 top prize. He plans to pay bills using his winnings.

5X Lucky was a $5 Scratch game from the Nebraska Lottery that offered players the chance to win $816,000 in cash prizes from $5 to $30,000. The odds of winning $30,000 playing 5X Lucky were 1 in 80,000, while the overall odds of winning any prize were 1 in 3.61.

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Published on 03/09/2010