Papillion Man Wins $22,000 Playing 2by2

Odis RossOdis Ross of Papillion won $22,000 playing 2by2 from the Nebraska Lottery.

There were 15,000 Nebraska Lottery winners in the Friday, March 27 drawings. Among these winners was Ross, who purchased his winning ticket at Casey’s General Store, 609 Magnolia Avenue in Papillion. The quick pick ticket contained one play with the winning red ball numbers (10, 23) and winning white ball numbers (4, 12) from the March 27 drawing for a corresponding prize of $22,000.

Three hundred and forty-nine Nebraska Lottery players have won the 2by2 top prize to date.

While claiming his prize on March 30, Ross told Nebraska Lottery officials that he’s no stranger to winning, having previously won $100 on a 2by2 ticket purchased at the same Casey’s General Store. “I told them I’d be back for the big one sometime,” said Ross. He learned he had won the $22,000 top prize after seeing the winning numbers in the Omaha World-Herald. “I said to myself, ‘Those look like my numbers,’” said Ross. “Then I called my wife and asked her, ‘How much do you win for getting four numbers?’ She couldn’t believe it.” He plans to pay for a cruise using his winnings.

2by2 is run by the Multi-State Lottery Association and was introduced in June 2002. Players in Kansas, Nebraska and North Dakota have the opportunity to win up to $22,000 Monday through Sunday by playing 2by2. The odds of winning the $22,000 2by2 top prize are 1 in 105,625, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.59.

Published on 04/16/2015