$22,000 2by2 Prize for Lincoln Man

June 16, 2010 – Mark Murrell of Lincoln recently won $22,000 playing 2by2 from the Nebraska Lottery.

There were more than 17,000 Nebraska Lottery winners in the Saturday, June 5, drawings. Among these winners was Murrell, who purchased his winning 2by2 ticket at Uncle Neal's, 401 Grand Avenue in Ravenna. The quick pick ticket contained the winning red ball numbers (8, 25) and winning white ball numbers (16, 25) from the June 5 drawing for a corresponding prize of $22,000.

Two hundred and twenty-one Nebraska Lottery players have won the 2by2 top prize to date.

While claiming his prize on June 10, Murrell told Nebraska Lottery officials that he learned he had won the $22,000 top prize after checking the winning numbers on the Nebraska Lottery website, nelottery.com. “I was more excited to win than I thought I would be,” he said. Murrell has no definite plans for his prize at this time.

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, while the overall odds are 1 in 3.59.

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Published on 06/16/2010