Pilger Man Wins $50,000 Big Crossword Prize

May 7, 2008 – Matthew Topp of Pilger won $50,000 playing the $5 Scratch game Big Crossword from the Nebraska Lottery.

Topp is a regular Nebraska Lottery player who purchases tickets every week. He purchased his winning Big Crossword ticket at Hy-Vee Gas, 2310 Market Lane in Norfolk. Scratching the ticket, Topp revealed ten complete words for a corresponding prize of $50,000.

While claiming his prize on April 30, Topp told Nebraska Lottery officials that he “couldn’t believe” he had won the $50,000 top prize. There are two $50,000 prizes available in Big Crossword. Topp is the first person to claim a top prize in the game.

Big Crossword is a $5 Scratch game from the Nebraska Lottery that offers players the chance to win $1,633,000 in cash prizes from $5 to $50,000. The odds of winning the $50,000 top prize in Big Crossword are 1 in 240,000, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.43.

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Published on 05/07/2008