MINNESOTA LOTTERY

Breckenridge convenience store sells $1 million lottery ticket

(Minnesota State Lottery)BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR-KWAT) – Someone recently purchased a scratch-off lottery ticket in Breckenridge worth $1 million. The Minnesota State Lottery says the “Casino Millions” ticket was sold at Blazer Express in Breckenridge on Thursday. The $1 million top prize is paid as a 20-year annuity at $50,000 per year. Players may also opt to take a one-time cash…

Minnesota Lottery Returns $4 Billion To Minnesota Over Nearly 35 Years

ROSEVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota Lottery has reached a major milestone. It has now returned $4 billion to the state to help expand outdoor recreation, support local agriculture, restore wildlife habitats and protect water quality. In fiscal year 2024 a record payout of $196.5 million was returned to lottery beneficiaries who serve each of Minnesota’s 87 counties. Players cashed in…

Record-Breaking Gopher 5 Ticket Sold In Baxter, Minnesota

ROSEVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) —  A winning Gopher 5 lottery ticket sold in Baxter, Minnesota is a record-breaker. It was purchased at Orton’s Baxter Holiday for the June 26 Gopher 5 drawing and is worth $2,045,590. The previous record was $2,032,201 for a ticket sold at Steve’s Corner in St. James in 2005. That prize was claimed by a group of…

Local Gas Station Sells $50,000 Powerball Ticket as Jackpot Hits $675 Million

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Leave it all up to luck when you’re playing the Minnesota Lottery.  At least that’s what Minnesotans are doing in hopes of winning a huge amount of money.   Litchfield, Little Canada, and Alexandria were all excited to be the locations where people won some big money but there was even one win locally.  The Holiday on…