Lincoln Man Wins $50,000 Playing Powerball/Mega Millions Scratch Game

James Hansen of Lincoln won $50,000 playing the $5 Scratch game Powerball/Mega Millions from the Nebraska Lottery.

Hansen purchased his winning Powerball/Mega Millions Scratch ticket at Kwik Shop, 5600 Holdrege Street in Lincoln. Scratching the ticket, he revealed matching numbers with a corresponding prize of $50,000.

There are three $50,000 top prizes available in the Powerball/Mega Millions Scratch game. Hansen is the second person to claim a top prize to date.

Based on the two most-popular Lotto games in North America, the Powerball/Mega Millions Scratch game gives players the chance to win $1.3 million in cash prizes from $5 to $50,000. The odds of winning the top prize in the Powerball/Mega Millions Scratch game are 1 in 132,000, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.17.

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Published on 02/27/2015