Nebraska has been producing scratch ticket winners since launching these games in 1993, which now create thousands of winners each week. This page is devoted to tracking scratch winners, including the most recent winners and the biggest winners that Cornhusker State scratch offs have produced.
Go to our other Nebraska pages to discover current games, games with the best odds, and how to claim scratch off prizes. You can also learn about closed scratch games.
Find the latest Nebraska scratch off winners below. We add new winners to the table as they emerge, so you can stay up to date through this page.
| Winner Name | Location | Scratch-Off Game | Prize Amount | Win Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Creature Feature | $50,000 | 09/05/2026 |
| Bradley Clark | Omaha | $100,000 Crossword Craze | $100,000 | 03/27/2026 |
| Rodney Ross | Blair | $50,000 Crossword Connect | $50,000 | 04/28/2026 |
| Mark Behne | Lincoln | Bonus Crossword | $35,000 | 07/15/2026 |
| Catie Vculek | Fairbury | Quick 7s | $7,000 | 08/03/2026 |
| Michael Christiansen | Norfolk | Xtreme Cash | $100,000 | 10/14/2025 |
We have documented the greatest scratch off victories in Nebraska below to get you inspired:
• $200,000 | Ultimate Bonus Crossword | Renee Corder (Kearney)
Renee Corder of Kearney was on the phone with her father in October 2020 when she scratched her way into $200,000 on a $20 Ultimate Bonus Crossword ticket bought at a Casey's General Store. "I was scratching while on the phone with my dad," she said. "He asked, 'What's that noise?' I joked that I was scratching off a $200,000 winner". Well, ironically, she had. The odds of hitting that top prize were 1 in 90,000. She and her husband, Jeromy, planned to put the winnings toward paying off debt.
• $100,000 | $100,000 Crossword Craze | Bradley Clark (Omaha)
In March 2026, Bradley Clark of Omaha claimed the $100,000 top prize on a $10 $100,000 Crossword Craze ticket. This was one of the Nebraska Lottery's most recent big scratch wins and serves as a reminder that the state's more affordable games can pay out just as dramatically as its pricier ones.
Nebraska's lottery was birthed in November 1992, after voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing a state lottery. The amendment was made official on February 24, 1993, making it the 37th state lottery in the country. Scratch tickets were launched first, going on sale September 11, 1993, starting with a $1 game called Nebraska Match 3.
In 2004, voters approved Amendment 4, which set the funding formula still used today: 44.5% of net proceeds to education, 44.5% to the Nebraska Environmental Trust, 10% to the Nebraska State Fair, and the remainder to compulsive gambling assistance. Since the lottery's founding, it has returned more than $1 billion to those state programs combined, with annual sales hitting a record $221.5 million in fiscal year 2023–24.
The scratch off lineup has grown accordingly. From that single $1 game in 1993 to today's lineup spanning $1 to $30 tickets, including higher-tier games like Electric 7s ($30, with a $300,000 top prize) and $200,000 Crossword Jackpot ($20). Roughly 1,200 retailers across the state now sell Nebraska Lottery scratch tickets.
If you have burning questions you’d like answered, we may just have some valuable insight below:
There's no single Nebraska scratch off game that's permanently the best, since odds shift as prizes get claimed. As of today, the Nebraska Lottery's own figures show Electric 7s ($30) at 1-in-2.90 overall odds of winning any prize — one of the better current options — compared to Quick 7s ($1) at 1-in-3.58. You can check current games and their published odds.
Generally, yes. Nebraska's own numbers bear this out: the $1 Quick 7s game carries odds of about 1 in 3.58 of winning anything, while the $30 Electric 7s game sits at about 1 in 2.90. This pattern of pricier tickets relating to somewhat better overall odds holds consistently across price points.
Yes. Per the Nebraska Lottery's own rules, prizes over $5,000 have 3.5% Nebraska state tax and 24% federal tax automatically withheld before you're paid. Smaller prizes aren't automatically taxed at claim time, but that doesn't make them tax-free. All gambling winnings are legally required to be reported as income on your federal and Nebraska tax returns, regardless of size.