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How much is the Nebraska lottery? ›

Pick five numbers between 1 and 40 by marking a Nebraska Pick 5 play slip. Or tell the clerk you want a Nebraska Pick 5 quick pick. Each play costs $1 and you can pick up to 5 different sets of numbers on each play slip.

The other multipliers will be in play regardless of the jackpot amount. The Match 5 prize is $2 million if the Power Play option is purchased. The winning numbers will be announced every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. Central Time.

The Nebraska Lottery is run by the government of Nebraska. It was established by the state legislature in 1993.

Age Requirements

There is no age restriction regarding who can sell Nebraska Lottery Lotto and Scratch tickets. To purchase and redeem Lottery tickets, players must be 19 years of age or older.

A Form W-2G will be sent to claimants the following January for each wager with a prize of more than $600. The Nebraska Lottery will notify the IRS and the Nebraska Department of Revenue of these prizes. Prizes above $5,000 have state and federal taxes automatically withheld, at 5 and 24 percent, respectively.

Lucky for Life Rules

Choose five numbers from one through 48 and one Lucky Ball number from one through 18. You can Quick Pick or choose your own lucky numbers. Match all five numbers and the Lucky Ball and your Lucky for Life winnings will be $1,000 a day for life.

Complete game information and prize claiming instructions are available at all Lottery retailers. There was no jackpot winner in California for this draw. But there are 32,826 winning tickets! Get your ticket for the next draw.

A first-prize winner, if the annuity is chosen, receives, or shares, the equivalent of "$365,000 a YEAR, FOR LIFE" (the timing of the payments is according to the rules where the ticket was sold), with a 20-year guarantee; if the winner dies, payments continue to the winner's estate.

Play Mega Millions for just $2. Purchase tickets at your local Lottery retailer or at your nearest Lottery vending machine. Drawings are every Tuesday and Friday at 8:00 p.m. Find out where to play here.

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How late can I buy a Mega Millions ticket in Nebraska? ›

Tickets can be purchased from 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. (Central Time) any day of the week except from 9:00 p.m. to 9:03 p.m. on drawing nights.

Nebraska Environmental Trust (44.5%) Education (44.5%) Nebraska State Fair (10%) Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund (1%, plus the first $500,000 in fund proceeds each fiscal year)

Online Lotteries and Raffles

Tickets may be purchased with cash, check, or debit card. Credit card purchases are not authorized.

Nebraska Minimum Gambling Age

Minimum gambling ages are 21 years old for casinos, 18 for poker, 18 for bingo, 21 for sports betting, 18 for horse racing, 18 for the lottery.

How to play. Pick five numbers between 1 and 38 by marking a Nebraska Pick 5 play slip, or tell the clerk you want a Nebraska Pick 5 quick pick. Each play costs $1 and you can pick up to five different sets on numbers on each play slip.

* The maximum grand prize liability is $220,000 per Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday draw, up to ten (10) grand prize winners of $22,000. The maximum grand prize liability is $440,000 per Tuesday draw, up to ten (10) grand prize winners of $44,000 each.

Each play costs $1 and you can pick up to five different sets on numbers on each play slip. You can purchase the same numbers for up to 72 consecutive drawings (12 weeks worth) when you use the multi-draw box.

Tuesday and Friday drawings

The winning numbers will be announced every Tuesday and Friday at 10 p.m. Central Time.