Grand Island Woman Wins $600 Playing Gem 7s

February 3, 2009 – Pamela Broxterman of Grand Island won $600 playing the $2 Scratch game Gem 7s from the Nebraska Lottery.

Broxterman purchased her winning Gem 7s ticket at Coffin's Corner, 519 North Eddy Street in Grand Island. Scratching the ticket, she revealed a winning “7” symbol with a corresponding prize of $600.

There are twenty $600 prizes available in Gem 7s. Broxterman is the third person to claim a $600 prize to date.

Gem 7s is a $2 Scratch game from the Nebraska Lottery that offers players the chance to win $625,200 in cash prizes from $2 to $17,000. The odds of winning $600 playing Gem 7s are 1 in 48,000, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.61.

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Published on 02/03/2009