Winter 2025
The Lottery Times
Millionaire for Life™ Game Starts Feb. 22
In February Nebraska Lottery players will be able to play Millionaire for Life™, a new multi-state game that will be offered by lotteries across the United States.
Millionaire for Life is a $5 Lotto game with a top prize of $1 million a year for life. The game will launch on February 22, 2026. Each Millionaire for Life play will cost $5. Players select five white ball numbers from one to 58 and one Millionaire Ball™ number from 1 to 5 for one play. To win the $1 million a year for life prize, players must match all six winning numbers. A second prize of $100,000 a year for life can be won by matching all five white ball numbers. Other cash prizes range from $7,500 to $8.
Neon 9s
Our new Scratch ticket really stands out! It’s $5 Neon 9s with a $50,000 top prize, and it’s waiting for you under the bright lights of your favorite Nebraska Lottery retailer!
Lucky for Life® Multi-Draws Reduced
To prepare for the end of the Lucky for Life® game in February 2026, the Nebraska Lottery is reducing the number of drawings that can be purchased in advance on a ticket.
2by2 Cash Blast
Start 2026 with a bang! Starting Feb. 4, buy a 2by2 ticket, enter the voucher number and you could win weekly prizes of $5,000 or $500! And if your winning voucher is from a 7-day-draw ticket, your prize is doubled!
Omaha Man Claims Sixth Truck$ & Buck$ Truck
Rod Blecha of Omaha is the sixth winner of a 2025 Ford F-150 XLT truck in the 30th edition of the Nebraska Lottery’s $2 Truck$ & Buck$ Scratch game.
Blecha purchased the winning Truck$ & Buck$ ticket at Hy-Vee Food Store #9 at 17810 Welch Plaza in Omaha. He was presented with his new truck on Friday, November 7 by Nebraska Lottery officials.
Blecha and his wife Debbie have a tradition when it comes to playing Truck$ & Buck$.
“I buy the tickets and she scratches them off,” he said.
The Blechas have been looking for a new truck and this one is just about perfect, Rod said.
The 30th edition of the Nebraska Lottery’s popular $2 Truck$ & Buck$ Scratch game features the 2025 Ford F-150 XLT as its top prize. Players have the opportunity to win one of eight Ford F-150 trucks as well as thousands of cash prizes. The truck prize is valued at $79,000, which includes $1,103 for costs associated with ownership and state and federal withholding paid by the Nebraska Lottery of $3,950 and $18,960, respectively. The odds of winning the top prize in Truck$ & Buck$ are 1 in 336,000, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.69.
The annual observance of Problem Gambling Awareness Month is a time to learn, listen, and talk openly about problem gambling and its impacts. Awareness helps ensure gambling-related harm isn’t minimized or overlooked.
Problem gambling — also known as gambling disorder — is any gambling behavior that can harm a person’s wellbeing, relationships, or financial stability. Anyone who gambles can be affected. Approximately 2.5 million U.S. adults meet the criteria for a severe gambling problem, with an additional 5-8 million individuals experiencing mild to moderate gambling problems.
The Nebraska Lottery is committed to responsible gaming and holds a Level 2 certification for Responsible Gaming from the World Lottery Association (WLA). Since 1993, over $23 million in Lottery proceeds has been provided to the Nebraska Problem Gamblers Assistance Program for treatment programs serving all 93 Nebraska counties.
For 2026 the Nebraska Lottery will be participating in Problem Gambling Awareness Month by:
- Providing problem gambling training to Lottery employees and vendors.
- Sharing information on problem gambling resources and treatment on our social media channels.
- Encouraging players to #KnowYourLimit when playing lottery games.
Warning Signs of a Gambling Problem
- Constantly thinking about gambling
- Feeling the need to bet more money and more often
- Feeling anxious, restless, or irritable when trying to stop or cut down
- Trying to win back losses (aka “chasing losses”)
- Continuing to gamble despite negative consequences
Help is Available
If you’re concerned that you, or someone you know, has a gambling problem, free help is available.
- Call the Nebraska Problem Gambling Helpline at 833-BETOVER (238-6837). The helpline is available 24/7 and led by people who understand what you’re going through, often through personal experience.
- Explore additional resources at problemgambling.nebraska.gov. Professional help is paid for and confidential for Nebraskans and their families.
If you decide you could use the help of confidential, professional counseling with a certified problem-gambling counselor, the State of Nebraska pays the full cost of counseling for Nebraskans and their families. Working with a trained counselor helped 92% of Nebraska clients reduce their gambling, and 78% reduced their gambling debt.
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