Lincoln Man Wins $35,000 Playing Bonus Crossword
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Mark Behne of Lincoln won $35,000 playing the $3 Nebraska Lottery Scratch game, Bonus Crossword. He purchased his winning ticket at Cornhusker Bottle Shop, and it was the last of five tickets he played.
Key points
- •A player from Lincoln won $35,000 on a $3 Scratch game.
- •The winning ticket was Bonus Crossword, purchased at Cornhusker Bottle Shop.
- •The odds of winning $35,000 in this game are one in 720,000.
- •The overall odds of winning any prize in Bonus Crossword are one in 3.43.
Why it matters
This highlights that significant prizes can be won on lower-priced scratch games. It also provides specific odds for winning the top prize and any prize in the Bonus Crossword game.
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Bonus Crossword
- Price: $3
- Top prize: $35,000
- Top prizes remaining: 1 / 3
- Overall odds: 1 in 3.43
- Signal: hot · 0.0654
Data as of October 29, 2026
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Mark Behne of Lincoln won $35,000 playing Bonus Crossword, the $3 Nebraska Lottery Scratch game.
Behne purchased his winning ticket at Cornhusker Bottle Shop at 2310 N 1st St. in Lincoln.
Bonus Crossword is Behne’s go-to ticket for taking a break. This time he bought a stack of five tickets and played them over several days.
“It was the very last one I scratched,” Behne said. “It was just sitting right there.”
A $3 Scratch game, Bonus Crossword offers players a chance to win prizes from a free $3 ticket to $35,000. The chances of winning $35,000 are one in 720,000, while the odds of winning any prize were one in 3.43.
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