MINNESOTA LOTTERY

Two Minnesota lottery players start new year with $1 Million

Minnesota Millionaire RaffleROSEVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — Two lucky Minnesota Millionaire Raffle players are waking up this morning with winning $1 million tickets. They were bought in Coon Rapids at a Holiday Station and in International Falls at Forestland Sales. Each business earned a $5,000 bonus for selling the ticket. A total of one million raffle tickets went on sale in…

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…