$36,000 Couch Cushion Cash Prize for Waco Woman

Maria HernandezMaria Hernandez of Waco won $36,000 playing the $5 Scratch game Couch Cushion Cash from the Nebraska Lottery.

Hernandez purchased her winning ticket at Bronco Spur, 101 Highway 34 in Utica. Scratching the ticket, she revealed twelve winning “WALLET” symbols with corresponding prizes of $1,000 for a total of $12,000.

Because Hernandez’s ticket contained the “DUST BUNNY” symbol in the UNDER COUCH TRIPLER box, her $12,000 prize was multiplied three times to $36,000.

There are three $36,000 top prizes in Couch Cushion Cash. Hernandez is the second person to claim a top prize to date. She plans to pay bills using her winnings.

Couch Cushion Cash is a $5 Scratch game from the Nebraska Lottery that offers players the chance to win $1 million in cash prizes from $5 to $36,000. The odds of winning the $36,000 top prize in Couch Cushion Cash are 1 in 100,000, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.29.

Published on 02/23/2015