Fall 2025
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Holiday Scratch Games
The holidays will be here soon, and the Nebraska Lottery has a new family of holiday Scratch games that are great for giving or getting. $1 Merry Money 2X, $5 Merry Money 10X, and $10 Merry Money 20X are sure to add some merriment to your holidays. Just remember to give responsibly – lottery tickets are for adults 19 year or older.
Monster Ma$h and Power 20s
Introducing two new Scratch tickets that’ll wrap up this summer in fun — $5 Monster Ma$h with a $50,000 top prize and $20 Power 20s, also with a $50,000 top prize!
Know the Odds
When you play any Nebraska Lottery game, you need to know the odds. Check out this video to learn how the odds of winning a Lotto game are calculated.
Yuletide Ride promotion
Enter non-winning Merry Money Scratch tickets online and you might win a new SUV to light your way during the holidays. But don’t wait – the Yuletide Ride promotion ends January 20.
Hemingford Man Wins $50,000 Playing Powerball
John Fistler of Hemingford won $50,000 playing Powerball from the Nebraska Lottery.
Fistler purchased his ticket at the Nebraska Lottery’s Event Trailer at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. Fistler’s ticket contained four plays for the August 23 drawing, one of which matched four of the five winning numbers (11, 14, 34, 47, 51) and the Powerball (18).
He’d come to the State Fair to check out the 4-H project his grandson entered and happened to walk past the Nebraska Lottery Events Trailer and just had a feeling.
“I usually play all the games,” Fistler said. “Lotto, Truck$ & Buck$. Something told me to just play Powerball and nothing else.”
That premonition paid off and Fistler walked away with a $50,000 win.
A portion of the proceeds from the Nebraska Lottery go to support education in our state. These proceeds are directed to various projects as directed by the Nebraska Legislature.
For fiscal years 2024-25 through 2028-29, the proceeds are distributed under the following formula:
The Nebraska Opportunity Grant program receives the largest share of lottery proceeds for education and offers need-based scholarships to Nebraska students. “College costs are the number one reason given by people who don’t attend college or dropout without completing a certificate or a degree, and financial aid is a lifeline for many students,” said Dr. Michael Baumgartner, Executive Director of the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. “Nebraska Lottery proceeds distributed to the Nebraska Opportunity Grant program have helped hundreds of thousands of Nebraska students pay for their college education over the past three decades, benefitting them, their families, and all Nebraskans.”
Since 1993, over $464 million in proceeds has been distributed for educational projects.
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