Lincoln, NE ‐ August 20, 2024 ‐ Nebraska has a new millionaire. One lucky player who bought a Powerball® ticket for the Monday, August 19 drawing is holding a ticket worth $1,000,000.
The Nebraska Lottery has confirmed that one ticket sold for Monday’s $44 million Powerball® draw matched the first five numbers, but not the Powerball number itself. The ticket was sold at Hy-Vee Food Store #01 (1465), 5150 Center St, in Omaha. The winning numbers from Monday’s Powerball draw were and 01, 02, 15, 23, 28, and the Powerball was 10.
Winning Nebraska Lottery Lotto tickets expire 180 days after the drawing. Prizes of $20,000 or more must be claimed in person at Lottery headquarters in Lincoln. Additional information about claiming prizes can be found at the Nebraska Lottery website, nelottery.com, or by calling 800-587-5200.
The Nebraska Lottery has offered Powerball since July 1994. The odds of winning $1,000,000 playing Powerball are 1 in 11,688,053.52. The overall odds of winning any Powerball prize are 1 in 24.9.
The mission of the Nebraska Lottery is to generate proceeds for good causes while providing quality entertainment options to Nebraskans. Over $991 million has been raised for the Nebraska Lottery’s beneficiary funds since the Lottery began in 1993. All 93 counties in Nebraska have benefited from projects funded with these Nebraska Lottery proceeds.