Kearney Man Wins $4,777 Playing Sizzling Summer 7s Scorching Sapphires

Averell Daleness of Kearney won $4,777 playing the $1 Scratch game Sizzling Summer 7s Scorching Sapphires from the Nebraska Lottery.

Daleness purchased his winning Scorching Sapphires ticket at Kwik Stop, 1206 West 24th Street in Kearney. Scratching the ticket, he revealed a winning “7” symbol with a corresponding prize of $4,777.

There are three $4,777 top prizes available in Scorching Sapphires. Daleness is the second person to claim a top prize to date.

Sizzling Summer 7s Scorching Sapphires is a $1 Scratch ticket from the Nebraska Lottery that offers players the chance to win $431,661 in cash prizes from $1 to $4,777. The odds of winning the top prize in Scorching Sapphires are 1 in 240,000, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.16.


Published on 07/15/2015