Nebraska Pick 3 Prize Update

July 1, 2005--In just over a month since the Nebraska Lottery introduced Nebraska Pick 3, the top prize has been won nearly 100 times.

Between May 23 and June 28, a total of 91 Nebraska Pick 3 top prizes totaling $54,600 had been won.

With a total of nine ways to win, Nebraska Pick 3 had recorded more than 30,000 winners by the end of the first month of operation.

Recent top prize winners include the following (date and numbers selected):

Mona Reed, Lincoln, 6/9/05; 7, 4, 1
Richard Moses, Imperial, 6/11/05; 7, 6, 1
Shelby Foster, North Platte, 6/13/05; 9, 9, 8
Robert Swift, Omaha, 6/14/05; 2, 0, 2
Carmen Clifton, Tecumseh, 6/17/05; 6, 9, 5
Kelsi Bednar, Beatrice, 6/20/05; 8, 3, 2
Dale Harding, Jr., Omaha, 6/22/05; 3, 5, 7
Ron Schmidt, Lincoln, 6/22/05; 3, 5, 7
Lois Washa, Lincoln, 6/25/05; 9, 6, 6

On June 22, the winning numbers 3, 5, and 7 were drawn, producing a record 20 top prizes of $600.

In order to win the Nebraska Pick 3 top prize, these players correctly matched all three winning numbers in the order they were drawn and selected the Straight bet type. The odds of winning the $600 prize are 1 in 1,000.

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Published on 07/01/2005