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n You must be 19 or older to purchase and redeem Nebraska Lottery tickets.n There is no charge to redeem Nebraska Lottery tickets.n Prizes up to $500 can be claimed at any Nebraska Lottery retailer—some retailers

reserve the right to pay prizes only up to a certain level due to security concerns.Prizes of $501 to $19,999 may be claimed by mail or at a regional Lottery Claim Center:

Grand Island, Tier One Building, 1811 West Second, Suite 460, 308-385-6067

Norfolk, 304 North 5th, Suite D, 402-370-3333

North Platte, Craft State Office Building, 200 South Silber, 308-535-8250

Omaha, Nebraska State Office Building, 1313 Farnam-On-The-Mall, 402-595-2065

Scottsbluff, Panhandle State Office Complex, 4500 Avenue “I”, 308-632-1200

n Prizes of $20,000 and over must be claimed in person at Nebraska LotteryHeadquarters in Lincoln: Nebraska State Office Building, 14th & “M” Streets, 402-471-6100.

n To claim prizes by mail, send to: Nebraska Lottery Prize Claim, P.O. Box 95145,Lincoln, NE 68509.

n For drawing results, call: 402-471-6139 or 800-224-LUCK (5825) (NE & WY)n Visit our website: www.nelottery.com

Compulsive Gambling Help Line: 800-522-4700. Please play responsibly.

Nebraska State FairP.O. Box 81223, Lincoln, NE 68501, 402-474-5371, www.statefair.org

Nebraska Scholarship FundP.O. Box 95005 Lincoln, NE 68509-5005, 402-471-2847

Nebraska Environmental Trust FundP.O. Box 94913, Lincoln, NE 68509-4913, 402-471-5409

Published by the Nebraska Lottery, a division of the Nebraska Department of Revenue,P.O. Box 98901, Lincoln, NE 68509-8901

Tax Commissioner: Mary Jane Egr Edson Acting Lottery Director: Jim HaynesEditors: Brian Rockey, Misty Wendt Designer: Tom Bash

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Nebraska Word SearchComplete the puzzle below by circling words or phrases that appear in this

issue of Players Digest. HINT: we are looking for ten (10) words/phrases tofind some of which involve two words. The words all have some relationship toNebraska history.

Then mail* this entire page to Nebraska Lottery Digest Players Paradise, P.O. Box 94878,Lincoln, NE 68509 4878.

At noon on each of the drawing days (March 24, 2006 and April 12, 2006) we will draw25 entries. For each word/phrase identified, those entries will each receive one (1) couponfor a free $1 Scratch ticket and one coupon for a $1 free play of each of the four Lottogames. That's the equivalent of $5 worth of free tickets for each word/phrase correctly iden-tified—maximum total prize value $50.

*ONLY ENTRIES SUBMITTED THROUGH THE MAIL WILL BE ELIGIBLE.ENTRIESARE NOT OPENED BEFORE DRAWINGS AND SHOULD BE IN SEPARATEENVELOPES. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ENTRIES WITH ANY OTHER CORRESPON-DENCE. YOU ONLY NEED TO SUBMIT ONE ENTRY, AS THOSE NOT DRAWN WILLBE RETAINED FOR THE NEXT DRAWING.Winners will receive $1 Nebraska Lottery Scratch tickets from currently active games, andcoupons for free quick picks in Nebraska Lottery Lotto games. You must be 19 years or older to participate. You can win only once in the contest.

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1-800-522-4700We Can Help:

Gambling is a recreational activi-ty enjoyed by the majority of adultsin Nebraska. For 95% ofNebraskans, gambling is a socialactivity that allows them to dream ofwinning and in the case of the lotteryto contribute to educational and envi-ronmental projects throughoutNebraska.

There are some, however, withwhom gambling is more than recre-ational and is in fact addictive anddestructive. The devastation of thegambler and their family is well doc-umented. What is less known is howfamilies can protect themselves fromthe devastation of gambling and thegambler.

Here are some tips for familymembers to help protect the familyassets and minimize the devastationof the problem gambler.1. Run a credit check –

Finding out about the extent ofdebt is the first step to protectingyour assets. The primary sourceof gamblers money for gamblingis credit cards. Check out howmany credit cards are on thereport and compare with yourknowledge. Best of all, creditchecks are free.

2. Check out your insurance –Gamblers use cash advances onlife insurance policies and reduceor eliminate medical insurancepayments and use the money togamble.

3. Take a close look at bankaccounts and home mortgagepayments –Gamblers will use up savings andcollege education accounts to

gamble. They will borrow moneyand refinance loans to get moneyto spend.

4. Protect your valuables –Go to the bank and put valuables(jewelry, statues, savings bonds,etc.) in a safety deposit box.Problem gamblers will pawnvaluables to obtain money.

5. Check the status of your retire-ment accounts –Problem gamblers will cashadvance from their retirementaccounts - Money you werecounting on for your goldenyears.

6. Are you paying your taxes –Gambling winnings are taxableand many gamblers owe incometaxes. They occasionally don’tfile or file inaccurate tax returnsand the IRS is now asking for thetax and penalties.Research indicates that over 80%

of spouses have no idea the extent ofthe gambling involvement and theseverity of the family debt.Following these tips can help protectthe family and identify financialproblems.

There are more ways to protectyour family from the problem gam-bler. For more information, call theNebraska Council on CompulsiveGambling at 1-800-522-4700, 24hours a day, seven days a week, 365days a year.Jerry Bauerkemper, ExecutiveDirectorNebraska Council on CompulsiveGambling

Problem Gambling and the Family


Under thewatchful eyes ofmore than 6,100Lincoln Saltdogsbaseball fans, 25semi-finalists inthe Cool Truck Giveaway secondchance contest gathered August 20,2005 at Haymarket Park in Lincoln.

Before the game between theSaltdogs and the St. Paul Saints, asuccession of elimination roundsnarrowed the field to six contest-ants. On-field contests at the endof the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th inningsdecided the winners of $500,$1,000, $1,500, and $2,000. At theend the game, a final roundbetween two contestants deter-mined the second place winner of$5,000 and the Grand Prize winnerof a 2005 Toyota Tundra DoubleCab 4x4 truck.

At the endof the game,which theSaltdogs wonin nineinnings, thefinal two con-testants tookto the field.Jim Harris of Fremont and DavidKuszak of Ashton took turns draw-ing keys and attempting to start theGrand Prize truck.

Ultimately,Jim Harris ofFremont wonthe new 2005Toyota Tundrawhen his keystarted theTundra in thesecond roundof key selections.

David Kuszak of Ashton won$5,000 as the second place prize.

The four othermajor prize winnerswere:

Daniel Lieb ofSeward won $500

when he was eliminated at the endof the 1st inning.

Carol Trevino of Omaha won$1,000 when she was eliminated atthe end of the 3rd inning.

Robert Russell of Beatrice won$1,500 when he was eliminated atthe end of the 5th inning.

Carolyn Michel of Lincolnwon $2,000 when she was eliminat-ed at the end of the 7th inning.

The 25 semi-finalists wereselected from among a total of25,529 Cool Truck Giveawayentries received by the NebraskaLottery in each of five preliminarydrawings: May 11, June 1, June 22,July 15 and August 10.

THE SEMI-FINALISTSINCLUDED:August 10 Drawing (estimated7,013 entries)Gene Truhlicka, SewardGladys Feil, BayardJim Harris, FremontRobert Russell, BeatriceCarolyn Michel, Lincoln

July 15 Drawing (estimated 5,481entries)Jordan Maly, WahooDavid Kuszak, AshtonJuliann Warren, OmahaDina Bleich, DwightBonnie Ruzicka, Verdel

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June 22 Drawing (estimated 5,326entries)John Krause, PetersburgLonnie Britt, CozadJonni Stalsberg, SewardMark Knaub, HarrisburgMelva Dettmann, Salem

June 1 Drawing (estimated 4,790entries)Gary Polacek, BrunoVelma Miller, LincolnAllen Guenther, West PointRaymond Mundlin, ArlingtonJoan Reinhardt, North Platte

May 11 Drawing (estimated 2,919entries)Robert Edwards, LincolnCarol Trevino, OmahaAdric Escamilla, ScottsbluffDaniel Lieb, SewardJohn Gorrell, Norfolk

Entering the second chance con-test required mailing $10 worth ofnon-winning tickets from eligible$2 Scratch games such as Truck$ &Buck$, on sale between April 17and August 9.

Each Cool Truck Giveawaycontestant also received $25 in freeE-10 Unleaded, courtesy of theNebraska Ethanol Coalition.

DID YOU KNOW?

Nebraska ethanol production helps to increase the market price ofNebraska corn by 8¢ to 10¢ per bushel. Ethanol production is thethird largest user of corn-behind only livestock producers andexport markets.

2006 MARKS THETENTH ANNIVERSARYOF TRUCK$ & BUCK$.

WATCH FOR DETAILS ON THE NEW GAME.


proceeds helpingcollege students

Nebraska Lottery pro-ceeds are being used inmany ways to help peopleand projects across the

state, supporting efforts focused onareas such as education, the envi-ronment, compulsive gamblersassistance, and the Nebraska StateFair.

Among these efforts is theNebraska Scholarship Fund, whichcurrently receives 22.5 percent ofall Nebraska Lottery proceeds, andgives thousands of students achance to go to college or technicalschool.

With the help of the NebraskaLottery, the program was able toaward Nebraska State Grants to13,031 students during the 2003-04Academic Year. The Fund uses ablend of funding from the UnitedStates Department of Education'sLEAP/SLEAP program (12 per-cent), the State of NebraskaGeneral Fund (65.5 percent), andNebraska Lottery proceeds (22.5percent).

The 2003-2004 Academic Yeargrant awards were divided evenlybetween dependent (traditional) andindependent (non-traditional) stu-dents, with the average grant beingworth $671.

These grants helped more than13,000 students at 42 institutions ofhigher education across the state.These institutions included: all the

state's 14 public 4-year and 2-yearinstitutions, 12 private for profitinstitutions, and 16 private inde-pendent colleges.

Schools select students aspotential recipients, and theCoordinating Commission forPostsecondary Education approvesthe students and distributes funds tothe institutions. Grants are madebased on financial need, and stu-dents are not guaranteed to receivethe grant every year they areenrolled.

The maximum grant that couldbe awarded during the 2003-2004Academic Year was $1,032, whichwas the equivalent of 25 percent oftuition and mandatory fees for afull-time Nebraska resident under-graduate student at the Universityof Nebraska Lincoln (UNL). Forgrants made to students forAcademic Years 2004-2005 and2005-2006, the Legislature has setthe maximum possible grant at 50percent of fees and tuition at UNL.

Additional information can befound on the Nebraska Lotterywebsite, www.nelottery.com (under"Beneficiaries"), or the website ofthe Coordinating Commission forPostsecondary Education,www.ccpe.state.ne.us (under"Student and ConsumerInformation" and then "Where toFind Financial Aid").


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Nearly $237 Million Raised For Good Causes

In September, the NebraskaLottery distributed among its bene-ficiary funds $5,664,629 derivedfrom a share of Scratch and Lottoticket sales for the previous threemonths.

A total of $236,897,766 hasbeen transferred since the NebraskaLottery began operation onSeptember 11,1993. Proceeds havebeen distributed quar-terly since then,according todirection estab-lished by theLegislature.

Amendment 4 passed byNebraska votersin November of2004 establishedthe following distri-bution formula:EducationInnovation Fund(22.25 percent),NebraskaScholarship Fund(22.25 percent),NebraskaEnvironmentalTrust Fund (44.5percent),Nebraska StateFair (10 percent)and theCompulsive Gamblers AssistanceFund (1 percent, plus the first

$500,000 in fund proceeds eachfiscal year).

The funds' respective totals todate are: Education InnovationFund, $101,489,690; NebraskaScholarship Fund, $11,018,577;Nebraska Environmental TrustFund, $94,047,273; Nebraska StateFair, $1,592,251; and Compulsive

GamblersAssistance Fund,$5,288,979. Priorto July 1, 1997,the Solid WasteLandfill ClosureAssistance Fundreceived proceedstotaling$18,460,996.

In 2004, theLegislature direct-ed that a one-timetransfer of $5 mil-lion be made tothe State GeneralFund.

Criteria forproceeds distribu-tion are estab-lished by the ben-eficiary funds inaccordance withlegislative man-dates. Everycounty inNebraska hasreceived servicethrough grantsfunded withNebraska Lotteryproceeds. By the

end of 2005, the total raised hadpassed $242 million.

Fan Club Part of BroadcastPartnership

Nebraska sports fans have a newway to show their support. The BigRed Bunch fan club is a specialoffering this year between theNebraska Lottery and PinnacleSports, which broadcasts Universityof Nebraska athletics—includingfootball, baseball and basketball.

Big Red Bunch fan club benefitsinclude unique knowledge ofNebraska athletics and the chanceto win various prizes. The Big RedBunch is hosted on the NebraskaLottery website, www.nelottery.com.

Nebraska Lottery Big Red RewindThe Big Red Rewind featured a

sound bite of a Saturday footballplay, which aired during SportsNightly with John Bishop. Eachweek, during Sports Nightly, listeners were invited to visit nelottery.com to hear the sound biteand to then call in on Friday night during Sports Nightly with theoutcome of the replay. The firstcaller with the correct outcome won a $50 Nebraska Lottery giftpack.

Nebraska Lottery Best FanContest

The Best Fan Contest invitedfans to submit photos of themselvesas the best dressed Big Red fan fora chance to win Nebraska footballand volleyball tickets.

Each week, Pinnacle Sportsjudged entries and the winner wasposted on nelottery.com, andannounced during the Husker GameDay broadcast.

The Grand Prize winner wasBill Bazyn of Norfolk.

Complete with red wig, paintedface and corncob earrings, Billsports the look for every game - athome or at the stadium. Bill's fami-ly, Nancy and Eric, say he's been a"Big Red Husker fan for more yearsthan we can count.”

As the first weekly winner, Billwon two tickets to the Nebraska vsIowa State game on October 1.

As the contest’s Grand Prizewinner, Bill received tickets to theUNL football game againstOklahoma on October 29, and fourtickets to the UNL volleyball gameagainst Missouri on November 12.


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Unique AnalysisEach week, Pinnacle Sports

professionals such as play-by-playannouncer Jim Rose take an analyt-ical look at Nebraska athletics, andtheir thoughts are posted onwww.nelottery.com.

Pinnacle Sports NetworkThe Pinnacle Sports Network serves

dozens of broadcast stations--provid-ing play-by-play coverage, interviewsand analysis of Nebraska athletics.

The following stations of thePinnacle Sports Network carrybroadcasts of Nebraska athletics.Ainsworth, KBRB-AM, 1400AMAlliance, KCOW-AM, 1400AMAurora, KRGY-FM, 97.3FMBeatrice, KWBE-AM, 1450AMBroken Bow, KCNI-AM, 1280AM;KBBN-FM, 98.3FMChadron, KCSR-AM, 610AMFalls City, KTNC-AM, 1230AM;KLZA-FM, 101.3FMFremont, KHUB-AM, 1340AM;KFMT-FM, 105.5FMGrand Island, KRGI-AM, 1430AMHastings, KLIQ-FM, 94.5FMHoldrege, KUVR-AM, 1380AM;KMTY-FM, 97.7FMKearney, KGFW-AM, 1340AM;KQKY-FM, 105.9FMLexington, KRVN-AM, 880AMLincoln, KLIN-AM, 1400AM;KFGE-FM, 98.1FMMcCook, KSWN-FM, 93.9FMNorfolk, KNEN-FM, 94.7FMNorth Platte, KODY-AM, 1240AM;KXNP-FM, 103.5FMOgallala, KOGA-AM, 930AMOmaha, KFAB-AM, 1110AM;KHUS-FM, 93.3FMScottsbluff, KNEB-AM, 960AM;KNEB-FM, 94.1FMSidney, KSID-AM, 1340AM; KSID-FM, 98.7FMValentine, KVSH-AM, 940AMWayne, KTCH-AM, 1590AM

West Point, KTIC-AM, 840AM;KWPN-FM, 107.9FMYork, KAWL-AM, 1370AMDes Moines, IA, KWQW-FM,98.3FMShenandoah, IA, KKBZ-FM,99.3FMSioux City, IA, KMNS-AM, 620AMRapid City, SD, KTOQ-AM,1340AMSioux Falls, SD, KSOO-AM,1140AMWinner, SD, KWYR-AM, 1260AMYankton, SD, KKYA-FM, 93.1FM;KYNT-AM, 1450AMDenver, CO, KNRC-AM, 1150AMDallas, TX, KMSR-AM, 990AMKansas City/Independence, MO,KCTE-AM, 1510AM; WHB-AM,810AMLas Vegas, NV, KSHP-AM, 1400AMMinneapolis/St. Paul, MN, WMGT-AM, 1220AMPhoenix, AZ, KDUS-AM, 1060AMSeattle, WA, KKNW-AM, 1150AMWellington/Wichita, KS, KWME-FM, 93.5FMRogers, AR, KURM-AM, 790AMJoplin, MO, KOCR-AM, 1310AMSirius Satellite RadioBroadcasts can also be heard onthe Internet at www.huskers.com.Scholarship Program AmongBeneficiaries

Among the educational andenvironmental efforts supported bythe Nebraska Lottery is theNebraska Scholarship Fund, whichcurrently receives 22.5 percent ofall Nebraska Lottery proceeds.With the help of the NebraskaLottery, the Nebraska ScholarshipAct was able to award NebraskaState Grants to 13,031 college stu-dents during the 2003-04 AcademicYear.

Additional information is avail-able on the Nebraska Lottery web-site, www.nelottery.com.


Ray Urban of Lexington, whoclaimed a $82,000 jackpot inSeptember of 2004, appears with hiswife, Sandy, inside their home.

Deborah and Mike Liggott ofLincoln, who claimed a $78,000jackpot in May of 2005, appear out-side their home.

There have been more than 300Nebraska Pick 5 jackpot winnerssince 1995. Jackpot winners fea-tured in the ad were selected fromamong those who had expressed aninterest in possibly appearing inNebraska Lottery advertising.

Bellevue Woman WinsDuring a promotion known as

the Nebraska Pick 5 Doubler, thespecial promotion doubled eachNebraska Pick 5 jackpot won duringOctober.

The Nebraska Pick 5 Doublerpromotion applied only to the jack-pot, which is won by matching allfive winning numbers. In the eventof multiple jackpot winners in agiven drawing, equal shares of thedoubled jackpot were awarded.

That’s exactly what happened onOctober 11, when a ticket matchingall five winning Nebraska Pick 5numbers was sold at Bakers #318, at801 Galvin Road in Bellevue.

The October 11 Nebraska Pick 5jackpot was $122,000. The winner,Catherine Heenan of Bellevue, willreceive $244,000 as a result of theNebraska Pick 5 Doubler promotion.

Heenan bought three quick pickplays on a single ticket for thatnight’s drawing.

The third play on the ticketmatched the winning numbers, 13,16, 18, 20, 32, to win the first jack-pot during the Doubler promotion.

The odds of matching all fivenumbers (drawn from a field num-bered 1 through 38) are 1 in501,942.

The Nebraska Pick 5 jackpotbegins at $50,000 and grows by$4,000 each time it is not won. Withsix drawings a week, the jackpot cangrow by as much as $24,000 eachweek.

Previous promotions were con-ducted in November of 2004 andNovember of 2003.

DID YOU KNOW?

Ethanol production today reduces the demand for imported oil bymore than 90,000 barrels per day. As consumption of E-10Unleaded with Ethanol increases, the nation's dependence on for-eign oil decreases. The market potential for E-10 Unleaded withEthanol is roughly three times what it is today. More than 23(23.8) gallons of domestically-produced ethanol can displace a bar-rel of imported oil


Seven Nebraska Pick 5 jackpotwinners from across the state werefeatured in a television campaignhighlighting the October promotion,Nebraska Pick 5 Doubler.

Under the direction of theNebraska Lottery’s advertisingagency, Ayres Kahler of Lincoln, afilm crew visited each winner’shometown in early September. Thewinners appear in various indoor andoutdoor settings expressing theirreactions to having won theNebraska Pick 5 jackpot.

The featured winners are:

Mary Ann Brown of Ashland,who claimed a $106,000 jackpot inSeptember of 2003, appears insideher home.

David Kuszak of Ashton, whoclaimed a $58,000 jackpot inJanuary of 2004, appears standing ina cornfield. A farmer, Kuszak usedhis prize to purchase a center pivotirrigation system.

Tim Kallenbach of Bellwood,who claimed a $122,000 jackpot inOctober of 2004, appears outside hishome and with a car he purchasedwith his prize.

Keith Hatfield of Clatonia, whoclaimed a $174,000 jackpot in Julyof 2003, appears on the banks of alake near his home.

Cheri Shriner of Columbus, whoclaimed a $222,000 jackpot inAugust of 2004, appears outside herhome.

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During 2005, polls onnelottery.com asked site visitorsabout their spending habits when itcomes to buying gas for their vehi-cles.

Between March 30 and April 3,503 respondents answered the ques-tion: "How much do you spend onfuel for your vehicle each month?"

The results indicate just howmobile a society this is.

Just 2.39 percent said they spendless than $25 a month. Nearly 12percent spend $25 to $50 per

month. Twenty-three percent saidthey spend $50 to $75 per month.Almost 21 percent reported spend-ing $75 to $100 per month, and thelargest share of all (almost 41 per-cent) said they spend over $100 permonth on gas.

That poll was followed by aquestion about the importance ofprice. Between April 3 and April 9,391 respondents answered the ques-tion: "Do you shop for the lowestgas price, or buy gas at the sameplace regardless of price?"

The majority (55 percent) said,"I shop around", while those whosaid, "I always buy gas at the sameplace", accounted for 45 percent ofthe respondents.

After the spike in fuel pricesattributed to Hurricane Katrina andHurricane Rita, a poll conductedOctober 19-23, asked “Has the priceof gas prompted you to buy less-expensive E-10 Unleaded?”

Among the 733 respondents, 12percent said, “Yes, I almost neverbought E-10 before.” The majorityof respondents, 52 percent, said “Ialways buy E-10 Unleaded.”Another 3 percent reported buyingE-85 ethanol blended fuel.

Of the remaining respondents,22.5 percent said, “No, I don't useE-10.”; 8.5 percent said, “I just buywhatever fuel I need.”; and 2.5 per-cent said, “I buy diesel fuel.”

Polls on nelottery.com cover avariety of topics, from currentevents to consumer preferences. Thetopics change every few days, andyour input would be appreciated thenext time you visit nelottery.com.

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2005design 'em contest

A $1 Scratch game designed by aSeward woman has been featured bythe Nebraska Lottery.

Hunting For Bucks, designed byNicole Thomas, was one of sixdesigns selected in March as winnersof the 2005 Design 'Em Contest.The contest drew more than 200entries and winners were determinedby more than 1,000 votes castthrough by MVP Club membersthrough the Nebraska Lottery web-site, www.nelottery.com.

After a sneak preview at theNebraska State Fair, Hunting ForBucks began shipping to NebraskaLottery retailers on August 29.

Hunting For Bucks offers playersseven chances to win on each ticket,by scratching each of seven deercrossing signs. If an antlers symbolappears under the sign, the corre-sponding cash prize is won. In addi-tion to two top prizes of $3,000,Hunting For Bucks offers more than192,000 other prizes. The odds ofwinning one of the game's top prizesare 1 in 360,000, and the overallodds of winning a prize are 1 in3.74.

As part of the game’s introduc-tion, Hunting For Bucks was the fea-tured game in the September MVPClub contest on the NebraskaLottery website.

Entering the Hunting For BucksContest required the submission ofthe serial number from a non-win-ning Hunting For Bucks $1 Scratchticket between September 1 andSeptember 30.

A drawing was held on October 3from among the 5,433 entriesreceived, to select three Grand Prizewinners and twenty 2nd Prize winners.

Grand Prize:Each winner received one$400 gift card to Cabela’s,World’s Foremost Outfitters.Terry Bierle, LexingtonLinda McCauley, ColumbusGary Dudek, Valparaiso

2nd Prize:Each winner received a redCabela’s Swoosh Logo cap.Lucy Lutjelusche, Columbus

Robert Rein, ScottsbluffMichelle Mattern, North PlatteMelva Dettmann, SalemBarbara Boruch, ColumbusJeff Mundorf, RavennaDave Westerhaus, PilgerMorgan Kirby, Grand IslandLisa Davis, LincolnFrancisco Velasquez, OmahaDenise Fenster, SheltonGary Oeltjen, North PlatteDon Van Arsdall, LincolnNeil Stuhmer, AlmaCurtis Fry, HastingsBonnie Powell, CozadTed Harshbarger, HumboldtPaul Wathen, HastingsIva Houpt, North PlatteLee Tinkler, Tecumseh

Seward Woman's Game Design A Reality


A year ago, much ofthe debate leading up tothe November electionwas what the impact ofAmendment 4 would beon the Nebraska StateFair.

When Nebraska vot-ers passed Amendment 4,the following distributionformula was establishedfor Nebraska Lotteryproceeds: NebraskaEnvironmental TrustFund (44.5 percent),Education as determined by theLegislature (44.5 percent) (currentlyequal shares to the EducationInnovation Fund and the NebraskaScholarship Fund), Nebraska StateFair (10 percent), and theCompulsive Gamblers AssistanceFund (1 percent, plus the first$500,000 in fund proceeds each fis-cal year).

The State Fair has been receivinga share of proceeds for severalmonths, and State Fair officials havestated their intention to use thosefunds to make improvements in thefacilities and operations of State FairPark, which hosts many activities allyear long. Early evidence of thoseimprovementscould be seenduring the2005NebraskaState Fair.

In addition

to upgrades to restroomfacilities on the fair-grounds, improvementswere made to sidewalks,lighting and open-air seat-ing in the area of the fam-ily oriented activities ofthe State Fair. The photoshere show some of thoseimprovements and part ofthe efforts of organizers tolet patrons know about theinvestment.

Of course, the otherbeneficiaries of Nebraska

Lottery proceeds continue to receivefunds, and continue to do theirrespective good works. Funds aretransferred quarterly, and theSeptember transfer puts the totalraised by the Nebraska Lottery since1993 at more than $235 million.

As has been stated many timesbefore, the Nebraska Lottery doesnot take positions on matters of pub-lic policy (such as the passage ofAmendment 4). Our role is to pro-vide quality entertainment optionsfor Nebraskans and to produce rev-enue for the beneficiary funds.

We can say that we are proud ofthe work we do, and we value theefforts of all Nebraska Lottery retail-

ers as we contin-ue to worktogether -Helping To BuildA BetterNebraska.

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A group of Creighton University Medical Centeremployees pooled their resources in an effort to takeadvantage of the growing Powerball jackpot. And, as aresult, will split a $200,000 Powerball prize.

The group bought their tickets for the Saturday, October 15drawing, at Quik Trip #587, 4404 North 72nd, Omaha.

Checking their tickets against the drawing results on the NebraskaLottery website, group member Harry Lahs stared in “disbelief”. Not onlyhad they won a major prize, but they narrowly missed the jackpot.

The five white ball numbers drawn were 1, 7, 8, 34, 45 and thePowerball was 15. The Power Play multiplier was 3x. The final play ontheir five-play ticket matched the white ball numbers, but had 17 as thePowerball. Had that matched too, the group would have won the $300 mil-lion jackpot.

Lahs was designated by his 19 coworkers to travel to Lincoln to claimtheir prize.

After taxes, the group split $140,000, or $7,000 each.Lahs said that, after checking the results, he contacted the rest of the

group. He told Nebraska Lottery officials that they plan to meet to carve outeach person’s share, and that for his part he planned to pay bills.

The odds of matching the five white ball numbers to win $200,000 are 1in 3,563,608. The odds of matching all six numbers to win the jackpot are 1in 146 million.

Coworkers Nearly Win $300 Million

DID YOU KNOW?In a poll on nelottery.com conducted August 10-17, a total of 668respondents gave the following answers to the question, “What sort of vehicle(s) do you drive?”

Two-door coupe 50 / 7.49%Four-door sedan 163 / 24.40%Mini-van 48 / 7.19%Full-size van 8 / 1.20%Pickup (2 doors) 64 / 9.58%Pickup (4 doors) 58 / 8.68%SUV 141 / 21.11%Station wagon 8 / 1.20%Multiple vehicles 128 / 19.16%

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As the whole nation (and peoplearound the world) watched, thePowerball jackpot set a new recordon October 19.

Between August 10 (the last timethe Powerball jackpot was won) andOctober 19, a total of $9,772,717 inPowerball tickets was sold inNebraska. That was more than triplethe total sales of $3,122,804 duringthe previous run between June 29and August 10. On Wednesday,October 19, Nebraska Lottery retail-ers statewide sold more than $1.1million worth of Powerball tickets.A review of records indicates that isthe single largest day of Powerballsales in Nebraska since Powerballfirst went on sale here in July of1994. Total Powerball sales for theweek prior to the drawing were$2,079,348, which was about threeto four times that of a “normal”week when the jackpot is between$15 million and $60 million.

Nebraska Lottery retailers real-ized almost a half-million dollars incommission from Powerball salesalone during the jackpot run.

There were more than 56,000Powerball winners in Nebraska inthe October 19 drawing, includingthree $10,000 winners. During thetwo drawings the previous week,there were four $200,000 winnersand four $10,000 winners.

As the jackpot reached the newrecord, a feature added to Powerballin 2002, the Match 5 BONUS Prizewent into effect for the first time.The portion of sales normally added

to the jackpot amount above therecord amount is moved to theBONUS Prize pool. When the newrecord jackpot is won, any playerwho correctly matches the five whiteball numbers wins an equal share ofthe BONUS Prize pool in addition tothe usual prizes for that level. Theusual Match 5 prize is $200,000 andcan be increased up to $1 millionwith the purchase of the Power Playoption. Two polls on the NebraskaLottery website sampled visitors’thoughts during the Powerballexcitement.

Between October 8 and 17, atotal of 1,795 respondents answeredthe question, “Has the size of thePowerball jackpot prompted you tochange your buying habits?” Awhopping 44.85 percent said, “Yes,I've bought a ticket when I usuallydon't play Powerball.” Another23.84 percent said “Yes, I've addedplays to my usual Powerball pur-chase.”

Between October 17 and 19,1,338 respondents answered thequestion, “If you were to win the$340 million Powerball jackpot,which would you choose?” Thelump sum cash payment was thechoice of 72.72 percent, while thebalance said they’d take the annuity.No doubt, this was a topic of conver-sation among more than a few cus-tomers across the state.

Finally, Powerball sales duringthe run up to October 19 generatedmore than $2.1 million for NebraskaLottery beneficiary funds.

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WOW, or How Do You Spell Record Jackpot?


environmental trustbeneficiaries

In most communities, there isone place that is a gathering spot, aplace that brings the communitytogether. It might be a park or a his-toric building. Or, that place mightbe a local lake, where children fishand parents bring picnic lunches onlazy afternoons. Unfortunately,community lakes pose many chal-lenges for upkeep as they age, aproblem many smaller towns & vil-lages are hard-pressed to deal with.

Enter the CLEAR Team(Community Lakes Enhancementand Restoration). Combining thetalents of the Department ofEnvironmental Quality, NebraskaGame & Parks Commission and theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, theCLEAR Team reaches out to townsacross Nebraska to restore thesecommunity treasures. Working withcommunity lakes less than 20 acresin size, the CLEAR team providesone stop for technical and financialassistance to towns wishing torestore their lakes.

Funding from the NebraskaEnvironmental Trust is matched byfederal, state and local funds for therestoration work. A total of $2.3million in Trust grants has been pro-vided to CLEAR since 2001."Lakes are the heart of manyNebraska communities," said MaryA. Harding, Executive Director ofthe Nebraska Environmental Trust."By combining the resources oflocal, state and federal programs,the CLEAR team provides much-needed assistance to towns & vil-lages with degraded lakes. TheTrust is proud to be a part of theirefforts."

The CLEAR team has restoredover 15 lakes to date. Restorationfocuses on the reduction of sedi-ment and nutrients using environ-mentally-sound & cost-effectivemeasures such as sediment removal,shoreline stabilization and aerationsystems. These restoration methodshelp to reduce the amounts of nutri-ents such as phosphorus, nitrates &chlorophyll that indicate anunhealthy aquatic habitat. "Many ofNebraska's community lakes aredegraded," said Paul Brakhage ofthe Nebraska Department ofEnvironmental Quality. "Frequentalgae blooms, sloughing banks, andperiodic fish kills plague the lakes,making them aesthetically unpleas-ing and a problem, rather than aresource, for the community."

A study of completed CLEARprojects revealed significant waterquality improvements: on average,there was a reduction of 62% inphosphorus levels, a reduction of65% in nitrogen levels andimprovement in water clarity of515%. With these water qualityimprovements, lakes restored by theCLEAR team provide better habitatfor fish and other aquatic life. Butthe longevity of the lake is in thehands of the community, usingsound management practices andwater quality monitoring. Usingthese methods, residents of the townenjoy a clean, healthy lake withopportunities for fishing and otherrecreation for years to come.

Beneficiary Update: CLEAR Lakes

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What looked like a lost ticket fora $100,000 Powerball prize eventually

turned into a happy ending. After buying a multi-draw Powerball ticket on

July 12 at Kicks 66 on Abbott Drive inOmaha, Wosenyelesh Hailu of Omaha had the

ticket checked at a different retailer several days later.After being told that they had a winning ticket for

the July 20 drawing, and receiving the claim receipt that is generated when a winning ticket is validated through a Nebraska Lottery retailer’sterminal, Wosenyelesh and her husband traveled to Nebraska Lottery headquarters in Lincoln.

The couple also bought another ticket at that time, and when theyarrived at Nebraska Lottery headquarters, they had only the claim receiptfrom the first ticket.

Nebraska Lottery tickets can only be cashed when the actual ticket ispresented, and the couple feared they had lost the ticket in the process oftraveling to Lincoln.

As time passed, the 180-day redemption deadline approached. Makingone last check for the ticket, the Hailus found that they had apparentlyplaced it in a folder with other tickets and assumed it was a non-winner.Luckily, before throwing the tickets away, they had them all checked againand found the missing $100,000 winning ticket.

As they finally claimed the prize on September 14, the couple toldNebraska Lottery officials that their plans for the money included invest-ments and possibly buying a house.

The odds of matching all five white ball numbers to win the $100,000prize were 1 in 2,939,677 after changes made to Powerball in late August,they are now 1 in 3,563,608 and the prize is now $200,000.

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Check Tickets Carefully


The only $100,000 Powerball winner nationwide inthe August 13 drawing was in Nebraska, and surprisedfamily members as much as the winner himself.

Ken Peck, a retired Vickers Plant worker fromOmaha claimed his prize on August 16.

Peck did not know that he had a winning ticket untillate that morning when he used a Check-A-Ticket

device to check his three tickets at Hy-Vee at Oak View Mall in SouthwestOmaha. The first two were non-winners but the third had a smiley facepop up on the display with instructions to check with the clerk. It was thenthat he learned that he had won $100,000.

Peck had purchased his tickets at the Hy-Vee located at 3405 OakviewDrive.

On the road to Lincoln, Peck, and his wife, Mary, called their daughterwho lives in Lincoln. To their invitation to lunch, the Peck's daughterreplied, "Sure dad, what did you do, win the lottery?"

When Peck said "Yes!”, his daughter was silent for a moment or twoand then asked to speak to her mom. It took Mary's confirmation andexplanation that they were on their way to Nebraska Lottery headquartersto convince her.

Looking past lunch, the Pecks told Nebraska Lottery officials that theprize would go into the bank until they could decide what to do with it.

The odds of winning $100,000 playing Powerball are 1 in 2,939,677.

$100,000 Winner No Joke

North Platte found itself home to a very surprised truckdriver after the 2by2 drawing held on June 25. JimmieBrannan had correctly matched all four numbers to winthe top prize of $20,000.

Brannan bought four tickets, as his usual custom, atTime Saver #7, 3220 South Jeffers in North Platte. Helearned that he had won by checking his tickets againstthe results on the Nebraska Lottery website, nelottery.com.

The winning 2by2 numbers for June 25 were, Red 9, 13 and White 1, 14.As Brannan claimed his prize at Nebraska Lottery headquarters in Lincoln, henoted that this isn’t his first big win. About eight years ago, he won aNebraska Pick 5 jackpot of $30,000.

As he claimed his prize on June 28, Brannan told Nebraska Lottery offi-cials that he plans to pay some bills and build a new garage with his latestprize.

The odds of winning the 2by2 jackpot are 1 in 105,625and the odds of winning a prize are 1 in 3.59.

North Platte Man Wins, Again


Larry Lehman, NorfolkTodd Schaecher, MonroeDenise Riley, OmahaClyde Sexton, ScottsbluffEugenea Sides, OmahaRod Steele, OmahaNebraska Pick 3® - $2,400Abdel Bazzi, Torrington, WYNebraska Pick 3® - $550Rod Steele, Omaha$250,000 PaydayDeborah Lehn, North PlattePowerball® - $500Dean Dorszynki, St. PaulPowerball® - $5,000Marlin Wells, Central CityChristopher Waller, Torrington, WYArthur Pendergast, NorfolkErvin Huls, HolmesvillePowerball® - $100,000Kenneth Peck, OmahaSizzlin 7's - $77,777Kathleen Butler, LaVista2by2® - $20,000Judy McConnell, OmahaDonna Romero, LincolnNebraska Pick 3® - $350James Walker, OmahaNebraska Pick 5® - $450Melvin Bender, ClarksTom Walter, OmahaBob Pokorny, OrdNebraska Pick 3® - $601Beverly Houck, OmahaNebraska Pick 3® - $700Sherri Cargile, MitchellNebraska Pick 3® - $909Marvin Hansen, FremontNebraska Pick 3® - $950Dorothy Spence, PolkNebraska Pick 3® - $1,150Isaiah Jackson, OmahaKristin Berke, OmahaTwice As Lucky - $1,000Lisa Werthmann, BellevueMega Crossword - $50,000Dennis Young, North Platte$35,000 Bingo - $1,000Jason Rossow, LincolnDelores Arnone, ColumbusBonus Crossword - $1,000Rosario Reyes, LincolnQuick 7's - $7,000Barbara Azuse, ColumbusMega Crossword - $1,000Gary Hanshaw, LaPlatte

July – 2005Nebraska Pick 3TM - $600Dean Jones, LaurelTodd Heller, WisnerSharon Field, FremontFrancine Bufkin, Kearns, UTRandy Marquette, LincolnDouglas Matlock, MitchellConnie Kleffner, SpaldingNakia Stone, BellevueMarilyn Jourdan, FullertonTodd Manes, Beatrice

Bruce Wright, LincolnTina Vosler, LincolnRichard Oliva, FremontAntonio Acosta, OmahaDouglas Thatcher, LincolnMalcolm Foley, OmahaFrancis Caruso, OmahaBarb Cornwell, LaVistaSarah Lacy, Nebraska CityKevin Bennett, KearneyWilliam Bogatz Jr., PapillionJoe Shediak, OmahaGary Kilgore, North PlatteHerbert Schultz, ColumbusCarter Herold, Nebraska City Les Starlin, OmahaTonia Rupp, KimballRobert Moore, OgallalaBrenda Wynne, ScottsbluffPowerball® - $580Sarah Patocka, ColumbusNebraska Pick 5® - $450Candy Beceria, Council Bluffs, IAClarence Rosencutter, LincolnPowerball® - $200Steven Ruchti, Omaha7's Are Hot - $2,777Kenneth Kass, OmahaSuper Hot 7's - $777Nancy Kalvoda, TobiasNebraska Pick 3TM - $550Mary Harrison, Plattsmouth2by2® - $20,000Valerie Walton, LincolnSports Car Cash - CorvetteJack Dover, SpringfieldBonus Crossword - $1,000Paulette Bard, LincolnNebraska Pick 5® -$106,000Diana Tinnell, Papillion$35,000 Bingo - $35,000Bonnie Culver, Lincoln$35,000 Bingo - $1,000Marty Samson, Ft. Laramie, WYNebraska Pick 3® - $800Judy Durand, OmahaJohn Blakenship, BellevueNebraska Pick 5® - $900Dorothy Thiem, North PlatteNebraska Pick 3® - $2,250Richard Harris, OmahaPowerball® - $5,000Joseph Siedlik, OmahaTruck$ & Buck$ - TruckJeremy George, Bellevue

June – 2005Nebraska Pick 3TM - $700William Nicholson, HastingsMelodie Stanford, Council Bluffs, IAMartha Galvin, OmahaNebraska Pick 3TM - $600Lindsey Tarsha, LincolnIleana Burns, LincolnLeon Igo Jr., LincolnIsaac Quarells, LincolnRobert Swift, OmahaStella Morfield, Omaha

Marolyn Roza, OmahaRalph Ganzel, Nebraska CityMichael Berry, PapillionBlain Thompson, Johnson LakeJeffrey Gartner, LincolnRichard Moses, ImperialShelby Foster, North PlatteCarmen Clifton, TecumsehDale Harding, OmahaKelsi Bednar, BeatriceRon Schmidt, LincolnJames Boyer, FairburyMichael Thomas, OmahaWilliam Stiles, OmahaRonald Maul, HastingsHenry Alan, HastingsKathryn Taylor, North PlatteAmos Reed, OmahaVicky Hummel, OmahaPaul Klimantas, OmahaMona Reed, LincolnBeverly McCord, OmahaJoseph Novotny, OmahaMarvin Cribbs, OmahaDiane Franklin, OmahaDeseray Hatfield, BellevueMichael Frankie, MorrillDavid Harms, LincolnJohn Crow, Jr., OmahaNebraska Pick 3TM - $1,050Joseph Cannon, OmahaKenneth Robinson, OmahaNebraska Pick 3TM - $950Abdel Bazzi, Torrington, WYNebraska Pick 3TM - $800Marilyn Frey, BeatriceJohn Blankenship, Bellevue$35,000 Bingo - $1,000Dorothy Barnard, OmahaTruck$ & Buck$ - TruckElizabeth Miller, LincolnNebraska Pick 5® - $450Jay Nelson, OmahaWilliam Roach, GothenburgPowerball - $100,000Larry Schuetz, Falls CityLinda Meador, Elk Ridge, UT2by2® - $20,000Cyndie Pepper, OmahaJimmie Brannan, North PlatteNebraska Pick 5® - $154,000Michael Tagart, Grand IslandThe Name Game Crossword -$35,000Millard Smith, Frederick, COSuper Hot 7's - $777Sandra Kerns, North PlatteBonus Crossword - $35,000Vicki Petersen, OmahaPowerball® - $5,000Ranae Othmer, NehawkaArthur Paquin, LexingtonMelanie Sutton, North PlatteDuane Schippert, OmahaBilly Martin, LincolnRobert Kummer, OmahaPowerball® - $25,000Sandra Meyer, GiltnerRick Fogleman, Norfolk


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june 2005 to october 2005claimed at nebraska lottery claim centers

October – 2005Nebraska Pick 3® - $600Johnny Reed, OmahaStanley Boyer, MullenBernadette Niles, LincolnWilliam Edwards, ElkhornIrene Hunter, OmahaChristian Deitering, OmahaRoger Flohrs, HastingsDavid Fabian, OmahaGloria Campos, CozadRonald Matson, PapillionMonica Shockey, Torrington, WYSonia Wade, OmahaMentha Grabouski, LincolnHortensia Salgado, OmahaMarvin Strizek, ValparaisoBarbara Elliott, McCookTammy Lake, North PlatteKimberly Patocka, ColumbusBob Butterfield, North PlatteDavid Coe, BlairConnie Coe, HooperKen McNealy, OmahaJames Kudlacz, OmahaKiley Marlatt, HastingsDonald Harvey, LincolnBonus Crossword - $1,000Trent Brown, Grand IslandJason Koehler, NorfolkPowerball® - $515Tom Hollingsworth, LaVistaPowerball® - $575Scott Harmon, TrumbullPowerball® - $10,000Michael Folds, OmahaRandy Davis, OmahaTerrence Haach, BenningtonSteven Pfeifer, ElkhornJames Modrell, WayneRandy Davis, OmahaGary Workman II, OmahaBetty Hevelone, North PlatteBryan Rast, OmahaSandra Osborn, FremontKathleen Wortman, Grand IslandDana Ems, LincolnJudy Skorniak, Loup CityPowerball® - $200,000Patricia Hertel, ElkhornHarry Lahs, OmahaDianna Highland, Omaha$50,000 CasinoMark Warford, Grand IslandThe Price Is Right - $1,000Tanisha Rhyne, Council Bluffs, IASuper 7's - $777Robert Kemps, Hastings$35,000 Bingo - $35,000Harvey Green, GeringSharon Polanco, North PlatteAllison Baker, Lincoln

Twice As Lucky - $1,000Bill Coufal, SheltonFire 'N Ice - $10,000Nesha Danielson, MindenNebraska Pick 3® - $350Chris Duncan, LincolnNebraska Pick 5® - $450John Pass, OmahaNebraska Pick 3® - $602Alvin Motley, OmahaNebraska Pick 5® - $927John Webster, Wood RiverNebraska Pick 5® - $244,000Catherine Heenan, BellevueQuick 7's - $7,000Ramulic Vahid, LincolnSecond Chance Web Promo- $1,000Barbara Lohmann, OmahaSecond Chance Web Promo

- 300 Scratch ticketsSheri Durand, Bellwood2by2® - $20,000June Giles, OmahaCharlotte Casey, OgallalaTwice As Lucky - $35,000Beverly Jacobson, BellevueThe Price Is Right - $50,000Douglas Johnson, Lincoln

September – 2005Nebraska Pick 3® - $600Beverly Shannon, OmahaDennis Whitehead, LincolnWendy Mekoski, St. PaulAbpel Bazzi, Torrinton, WYFrank Schuman, OmahaAmos Reed, Jr., OmahaAlan Schwartz, OmahaCharles Ray, GiltnerRon Schmidt, LincolnLarry Lehman, NorfolkEdmund Wright, OmahaRichard Walton, NorfolkElizabeth Vaughn, LaVistaJose Castillo, OmahaNebraska Pick 3® - $550Imogene Shupe, OmahaNebraska Pick 3® - $701Stan Kubec, ElkhornPaul Cardenas, OmahaNebraska Pick 3® - $950Edmund Wright, OmahaNebraska Pick 3® - $1,152Sharon Sehi, Oakdale$250,000 Payday - $1,000David Haswell, Louisville7's Are Hot - $2,777Pam Jacobsen, NorfolkTruck$ & Buck$ - TruckJerry McPhillips, Elkhorn

Quick 7's - $7,000Ondraye Williams, HastingsHunting For Bucks - $3,000Billy Pike, Omaha$50,000 Casino Thrills -$50,000Harriet Dellinger, North PlatteNebraska Pick 5® - $468Jolene Karel, HowellsNebraska Pick 5® - $450William McDermott, North PlatteNebraksa Pick 5® - $102,000Danyel Stricklin, OmahaBonus Crossword - $1,000George Bort, Omaha2by2® - $20,000Carla Middleswart, GibbonJanet Zwiener, SpaldingFrancis Reiss, CreteKathy Giese, WisnerDouble Blackjack - $10,000Beau Vaughn, OmahaPowerball® - $884Jack Ealy, OmahaPowerball® - $1,628Jack Ealy, OmahaPowerball® - $10,000Daniel Svoboda, St. PaulAllen Meyer, GeringPowerball® - $100,000Wosenyelesh Hailu, Omaha

August – 2005Nebraska Pick 3TM - $600Mark Larson, OmahaJane Gerths, West PointMark Babutzke, FremontCynthia Mendoza, LincolnMonica Marushak, David CityKathy Meloccano, OmahaKen Seffron, OmahaBrad Mallett, OmahaMark Cutson, OmahaRobert Soulliera, ColumbusEsteban Rios, LexingtonOrlena Raymond, OmahaRonald Matson, PapillionDedan Lijoodi, PapillionRick Grabbe, OmahaRobert Donaldson, OrdLinda Joyce, Grand IslandJackie Kotrous, VerdigreEdward Fuxa, OmahaGary Roberts, OmahaConnie Coe, HooperIsaac Quarells, LincolnMary Moore, BruleRobert Turner, OmahaWilliam Felecia, Souix City, IAMaria Mason, Omaha

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Promotion Leads To $600 Winner

Larry Gray of Crete was one of the earliest players to win the $600top prize in the Nebraska Lottery’s newest game, Nebraska Pick 3. Hewon the prize by selecting the Straight bet type and matching all threenumbers (7, 8, 4) in the exact order drawn for the May 24 drawing.

Gray is a regular player of Nebraska Lottery games playingPowerball, Nebraska Pick 5, 2by2, and Scratch tickets also.

As he claimed his prize on June 3, Gray told Nebraska Lottery offi-cials that he decided to try Nebraska Pick 3, which went on sale on May22, in order to take advantage of an introductory promotion offering afree Powerball quick pick with the purchase of $2 worth of NebraskaPick 3.

Gray bought his tickets at the Crete Foodmart.The odds of winning the Nebraska Pick 3 $600 top prize are 1 in

1,000 and the odds of winning a prize are varied due to four types of betsavailable.

It's 'Road Trip' For $100,000 Winner

Traveling along Interstate 80 late one night, LindaMeador was on her way to pick up her granddaughter inIndiana. As she stopped in Kearney to buy gas at Fast PhilPlaza, Meador purchased five Powerball quick picks forthe Saturday, May 28, $215 million drawing.

A couple of days later and a few states to the east,Meador who lives in Elk Ridge, Utah found out just howmuch one of those tickets was worth.

While visiting a local retailer in Indiana, Meador gotthe numbers and returned to her car for a shocking revelation. When shewalked back into the store, Meador's daughter asked, “What? Did you lockthe keys in the car?" To which she replied, “No, I just won the lottery.”Meador had matched all five white numbers 05, 07, 24, 28, 39 to win$100,000.

After a couple of sleepless nights, Meador returned to Nebraska on June 1to claim her prize. Stopping at Nebraska Lottery headquarters before continu-ing home to Utah, Meador said she had kept the winning ticket in her glassescase inside a compartment under the seat in her locked van.

Meador told Nebraska Lottery officials that her plans for the prize includ-ed a little traveling, installing a larger-than-planned backyard swimming pool,paying some bills, and putting "a lot" into savings. She added, "I will playagain."

The odds of winning $100,000 playing Powerball are 1 in 2,939,677, andthe overall odds of winning something in the game are 1 in 36.06.


Fourth Tundra Won In Schuyler

The fourth of five 2005 Toyota Tundra trucks availablein the Truck$ & Buck$ Scratch game, was claimedSeptember 23 on a ticket purchased in Schuyler.

Erwin Hernandez was buying gas at Casey’s GeneralStore in Schuyler on September 14, when he bought twoof the $2 Scratch tickets. Each Truck$ & Buck$ ticketincludes three games, and in Game 2 Hernandez foundthree truck symbols, which meant that he had won a top

prize package worth more than $42,000.Hernandez lives in Columbus, but works for Cargill Meat Solutions in

Schuyler, so he returned to Casey’s the next day to have his findings con-firmed. In the process, he also validated $14 in other winning Scratch tickets.

A week later, the same Casey’s store was the setting as Nebraska Lotteryofficials presented Hernandez his new Tundra.

The Tundra features 50-state emissions, a V8 engine, 17-inch alloywheels, all weather guard package, color keyed running boards, color keyedoverfenders, fog lamps, JBL 3-in-1 AM/FM/Cassette/CD stereo, keyless entrysystem, limited slip differential, overhead console with compass, privacyglass, towing package, carpeted floor mats, and a bedliner.

The truck prize is valued at $42,040, which includes state and federalwithholding paid by the Nebraska Lottery of $10,510 and $2,012, respective-ly, and $997 in cash for expenses incurred with ownership. Tundra winnersalso receive $100 worth of free E-10 Unleaded with Ethanol, courtesy of theNebraska Ethanol Coalition.

All five top prize trucks have been claimed. The first Tundra was claimedon May 17 by Mark Kuhn of Columbus. The second Tundra was claimed onJune 8 by Elizabeth Miller of Lincoln. Miller’s husband, Kyle, was on leavefrom military service in Iraq at the time. The third Tundra was claimed July15 by Air Force officer Jeremy George of Bellevue. The fifth and finalTundra was claimed September 29 by Jerry McPhillips of Elkhorn.

The odds of winning one of the Truck$ & Buck$ five top prizes are 1 in480,000 and the overall odds of winning something in thegame are 1 in 3.64.

DID YOU KNOW?In a follow-up poll (see page 9) conducted on nelottery.com August 17-23, 720 respondents gave the following answers to the question,“How many drivers are in your household?”1 85 / 11.81%2 449 / 62.36%3 110 / 15.28%4 53 / 7.36%More than 4. 22 / 3.06%None 1 / 0.14%


Michael and Colleen Anderson of Clay Center are regular Nebraska Lottery Lotto game players. Returningfrom a shopping trip to Grand Island, the couple stoppedto buy gas at Pump & Pantry #24 in Hastings. While there,they did their usual routine when it comes to Lotto--Michael does quick picks and Colleen chooses her num-bers. In total they bought six tickets for the May 14, 2005drawings.

It wasn't until May 18 when Colleen visited the Country Store in ClayCenter to have their tickets checked that they learned that they had won the2by2 jackpot.

As he claimed their prize at Nebraska Lottery headquarters, Michael saidhis wife called him, somewhat stammering, with word that they had won$20,000.

One of the two plays on their 2by2 ticket (one quick pick and one selectedset of numbers) had matched the May 14 winning numbers; Red 9, 19 andWhite 16, 18. While the numbers they select themselves signify family birth-days, the winning play was a quick pick.

Michael told Nebraska Lottery officials that plans for the $20,000 includehelping out their daughter who will graduate from college soon. He added thatthey are in the process of remodeling their home, and Colleen has figured outshe can now afford the new cupboards that she really wanted.

The odds of winning the 2by2 jackpot are 1 in 105,625 andthe odds of winning a prize are 1 in 3.59.

Regular Play Nets $20,000

Mike Tagart of Grand Island won the Nebraska Pick 5jackpot on June 7.

Tagart checked his numbers for the June 7 drawingonline at www.nelottery.com. Once he looked over thenumbers he couldn’t believe it was true and had to lookback a second time to make sure. One of the five plays onhis ticket had matched all five winning numbers 02, 03,06, 22, 31.

Tagart said he is a regular player of both Powerball and Nebraska Pick 5.He told Nebraska Lottery officials that he always selects the Quick Pickoption and buys his tickets at the Holiday station on West Second in GrandIsland. He said he has won $450 in the past playing Nebraska Pick 5 bymatching four numbers.

The odds of winning the Nebraska Pick 5 jackpot are 1 in 501,942 and theoverall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 8.

Grand Island Man Claims $154,000

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Air Force Officer Claims Tundra

Paul Stavropoulos is a regular player of all threeNebraska Lottery Lotto games.

He won the $74,000 Nebraska Pick 5 jackpot onApril 25, with the same numbers he has used since hebegan playing Nebraska Pick 5. The numbers, 5, 13, 17,25 and 37, include the birthdays of his three daughtersand his own.

Stavropoulos learned of his win while standing in lineat the Gas ‘N Shop, where he had bought the winning ticket, the day afterthe April 25 drawing. Someone telephoned to say that the store had sold awinning Nebraska Pick 5 ticket. Since he had the ticket with him,Stavropoulos told the clerk he had bought a ticket, so the clerk checked itand delivered the good news.

Stavropoulos is a repeat winner with the Nebraska Lottery, having won aboat through the $2 Scratch game Boats and Bucks in 2002.

The odds of winning the Nebraska Pick 5 jackpot are 1 in 501,942. Theoverall odds of winning something are 1 in 8.

Alliance Man Takes Two

The third of five 2005 Toyota Tundra trucks availablein the $2 Scratch game, Truck$ & Buck$, was claimed bya United States Air Force officer stationed at Offutt AirForce Base.

1st Lt. Jeremy George and his wife, Nicole, bought thewinning ticket at Cal’s X-press, 3003 Samson Way, inBellevue on July 10.

The couple, who described themselves as occasionalplayers, said they actually bought two Nebraska Lottery tickets. In additionto the Truck$ & Buck$ ticket, they bought a $2 Double Blackjack ticket,which Jeremy scratched and won $12.

Nicole played the Truck$ & Buck$ ticket, and found that she had a matchof the Lucky Number and one of the Your Numbers in Game 3 of the ticket.(Each Truck$ & Buck$ ticket features three separate games.) It wasn't untilthe entire play area of the game had been scratched that she realized that theprize was a new Toyota Tundra.

Eager to learn more about the prize, the couple visited nelottery.com toexamine the complete prize structure for Truck$ & Buck$.

For Jeremy, a native of Warrick, RI, the truck is an early birthday present.He turns 26 on July 28. Nicole is originally from San Antonio, TX, whichcoincidentally is where Nebraska Lottery Scratch tickets are printed.

The odds of winning one of the Truck$ & Buck$ five top prizes are 1 in480,000 and the overall odds of winning something in the game are 1 in3.64.

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Final Corvette Finds Home in Springfield

“If only I had a car like this 40 years ago,” were thewords of Jack Dover of Springfield, the third and finalgrand prize winner in the Sports Car Cash II Scratchgame.

Dover, 67, received the winning ticket from his son,Mark, as a Father’s Day present. Mark purchased theticket at the Amoco Fuel Express on Morningside Roadin Fremont.

The elder Dover told Nebraska Lottery officials thathe rarely plays the lottery, and described himself as a "pretty unlucky guy",except for meeting his wife of almost fifty years. “My wife on the otherhand likes to play Scratch tickets,” Dover added.

However, on Father’s Day, Dover won a brand new Chevrolet Corvette.The Sports Car Cash II Corvette has a Torch Red exterior, Black

Highway Nuance Leather interior, 5.7L LS1 V8 SFI engine, 4-speed auto-matic electronically controlled--overdrive transmission, and electrochromic(light-sensitive auto dimming) mirror.

As Nebraska Lottery officials presented the vehicle on July 19, Doversaid he had kept the ticket so long (a full month) because he wanted tomake sure the car wouldn’t cost him anything. Valued at $58,000, theCorvette prize includes federal and state withholding paid by the NebraskaLottery, along with $1,011 for expenses associated with ownership.

The odds of winning one of three Corvettes playing Sports Car Cash IIwere 1 in 320,000. The odds of winning a prize in the game were 1 in3.69.

The other two Corvette winners were Kelly Johnson of Polk, andDeborah Machovec of Wahoo.

Each Corvette winner received $100 in E-10 Unleaded with Ethanol,courtesy of the Nebraska Ethanol Coalition. The coalition also providedfive $1,000 E-10 Unleaded fuel prizes in the game's prize structure.

DID YOU KNOW?

There are currently seven ethanol plants in Nebraska with a combinedcapacity of 350 million gallons per year. That creates a market formore than 200 million bushels of corn each year. With support fromNebraskans at the gas pump, the size of this market could double inthe next five years. The plants are located in Sutherland, Hastings(two), Aurora, York, Columbus and Blair.


One mother and son team has proven that lightning canstrike more than once in a family.

Connie Coe of Hooper and David Coe of Blair trav-eled to Nebraska Lottery headquarters in Lincolntogether, each with a winning Nebraska Pick 3 ticket inhand. As they claimed their prizes on October 18, theyexplained how both wins were unique.

Connie chose the straight bet type and her quickpick ticket matched the winning numbers (7, 8, 5) for the September 6drawing. This was the second time Connie has won $600 playingNebraska Pick 3, the first being in August.

David also chose the straight bet type for his quick pick ticket, andmatched the winning numbers (7, 1, 6) for the October 13 drawing. Thisgrand prize win marked the first time David had ever played Nebraska Pick 3.

Both of the Coes’ winning tickets were sold at the City Meat Market inHooper.

Connie told Nebraska Lottery officials that her prize money would gointo her trip fund. David said he plans to use the $600 to pay off some bills.

The odds of winning $600 playing Nebraska Pick 3 are 1 in 1,000.The overall odds of the game vary with the selected bet type.

There have been more than 300 top prize winners sinceNebraska Pick 3 went on sale on May 22.

Mother, Son Like Nebraska Pick 3

Winner Worth The Wait

It was more treat than trick for a Gering man on October 31, when heclaimed a $35,000 Nebraska Lottery prize.

Harvey Green, Jr., bought a $35,000 Bingo Scratch ticket on October 24at Big Red Liquor in Gering. The next day, while waiting for his employer topick him up for work, Green scratched the ticket and found that he had wonone of the game’s top prizes.

Each $35,000 Bingo ticket includes five bingo cards, and it was on thefifth card that Green completed an X pattern to win $35,000.

Unsure of his prize, Green told his mother, “I think I won.” Green tookthe ticket to Big Red Liquor to have it verified. They were all shocked, whenthe $3,500 they thought was the prize turned out to be $35,000.

On October 31, Green visited Nebraska Lottery headquarters in Lincolnto redeem the ticket.

He told Nebraska Lottery officials that he had kept the ticket in a safe forthe previous week, and that his plans for the prize including buying himself adifferent car and “having some fun”.

The odds of winning a top prize playing $35,000 Bingo are 1 in 480,000,and the overall odds of winning something in the $3 Scratch game are 1 in3.45.


Family Enjoys Digest Contests

Reading the Nebraska Lottery Players Digest (and entering its contests)is a family affair for two sisters in Custer County in central Nebraska.

Kathleen Vogel of Arnold and Kathy Lynch of Broken Bow both identi-fied eight words in the word search puzzle of the Summer 2005 issue of themagazine. As a result, they both won coupons for 40 Nebraska Lotterytickets in the contest’s August 15 drawing.

In addition to a fondness for the Players Digest, the sisters share thesame November birthday. This story was related to the Nebraska Lotteryby Carolina Duponcheel of Ainsworth, who noted that the family likes togather around the Digest to play the latest contest.

The words identified by Kathleen and Kathy were: YOUR WAY, TUN-DRA, EDUCATION, NET(V), LOTTO, TOYOTA, (YOUR) NUMBERS,STATE FAIR. The one missing word was ENVIRONMENT.

Twenty-five entries were selected on each drawing date (August 15 andSeptember 15). Each of the nine words (or phrases) identified was worthfive Nebraska Lottery coupons (one free $1 Scratch ticket and one free $1play for each Lotto game).

A last-minute decision to add a quick pick to a regu-lar set of Nebraska Pick 5 numbers netted the jackpotfor a Fremont couple.

Angela Matz claimed the September 2 NebraskaPick 5 jackpot ten days after she and her husband real-ized they had won $222,000.

Matz told Nebraska Lottery officials that as her hus-band was selecting his own numbers for a NebraskaPick 5 ticket at Brady's Meats and Food in Fremont, hedecided to add a quick pick play.

A few days later, when he returned to the retailer to check the ticket, herealized that they had won the jackpot.

As she claimed their prize, Matz said plans for the money includedbuying a house and establishing college funds for their two children.

The winning Nebraska Pick 5 numbers for the September 2 drawingwere: 5, 11, 18, 25, 30.

The odds of matching all five winning numbers are 1 in 501,942.

Fremont Woman Claims Jackpot

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