Spring 2025
The Lottery Times
More Mega Than Ever!
Bigger jackpots, better odds, built-in multiplier just a few of the benefits of new Mega Millions® game
Mega Millions is getting a “mega” overhaul on April 5. Among the enhancements players will benefit from:
- Bigger jackpots more frequently
- Better odds
- A built-in multiplier on every play, automatically improving every non-jackpot prize by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 10X – up to $10 million for matching the five white balls
- No breakeven prizes, meaning when a player wins, they’ll always win more than the cost of a play
You could win a Mega Millions Coupon!
From March 29-April 4, 2025, players who purchase a Mega Millions ticket will have a chance to be randomly awarded a coupon for a $5 Mega Millions quick pick that can be redeemed from April 5-18, 2025!
$10 Extreme Cash
Our new $10 Xtreme Cash Scratch game is fun in the Xtreme! Play today for a chance to win up to $100,000.
TRUCK$ & BUCK$® is back!
Everyone looks good with a touch of gray — especially when it’s one of eight new gray 2025 trucks you could win in TRUCK$ & BUCK$ from your Nebraska Lottery! Buy a ticket today and experience the power of gray!
2by2 Cash Blast Ends Soon
Don't miss your chance to win $5,000 or $500 in the 2by2 Cash Blast promotion. Buy a 2by2 ticket by April 1 and enter the voucher number online by April 2.
Lincoln Woman Wins 2024 Ford Bronco in Yuletide Ride Second Chance Promotion
We’re officially past the yuletide season, but we still had one big gift to give.
The Nebraska Lottery’s Yuletide Ride Second-Chance Promotion gave players a chance to enter non-winning Lucky Star Scratch tickets to be entered to win one of five $1,000 cash prizes or the grand prize of a brand new 2024 Ford Bronco® 4x4.
Patty Atherton of Lincoln was the lucky winner who drove away in the metallic green Ford Bronco.
The Nebraska Lottery presented her with the keys on January 31 in front of Super Saver at 5460 S 56th St. in Lincoln where she purchased the ticket that took home the top prize.
Atherton said she entered 78 tickets in what became sort of a weekly tradition.
“My daughter was able to work from home when she was pregnant,” she said. “I would go over on Wednesdays to take her lunch and bring five Scratch tickets for her and five for me.”
They scratched together and while they won a little bit, never hit any big prizes. They both entered their non-winning tickets in the second-chance drawing and then sort of forgot about it, Atherton said.
When she got the call she was confused at first.
“He said I won the Yuletide Ride contest and I forgot what the prize was,” she said. “He told me I won a new Bronco and I said, ‘You gotta be kidding me!’”
Atherton’s prize was a 2024 Ford Bronco 4-door 4x4 worth $31,384. Her prize also included federal withholding taxes of $10,920 and state withholding of $2,275 as well as $921 in cash for a total prize value of $45,500.
The annual observance of Problem Gambling Awareness Month provides an essential platform for organizations across the country to highlight the availability of resources that support problem gambling prevention, education, treatment, and recovery.
Problem gambling, defined as gambling behaviors that disrupt or damage personal, family, or professional lives, affects millions of Americans. Nationally, 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 $22 million in Lottery proceeds has been provided to the Nebraska Problem Gamblers Assistance Program for treatment programs serving all 93 Nebraska counties.
For 2025 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.
Help is Available
If you’re concerned that you, or someone you know, has a gambling problem, free help is available.
- Call Justin at the Nebraska Problem Gambling Helpline at 833-BETOVER (238-6837). He’ll pick up your call 24/7. Many people call Justin just to talk through their concerns.
- Explore additional resources at https://problemgambling.nebraska.gov.
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 via the Nebraska Problem Gamblers Assistance Program. Working with a trained counselor helped 92% of Nebraska clients reduce their gambling, and 78% reduced their gambling debt.
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