Grand Island, NE: 5 guys hit a $200,000 Nebraska Powerball pot

Grand Island, NE: 5 guys hit a $200,000 Nebraska Powerball pot

>Lottery Group Splits $200,000 Nebraska Powerball Prize
A group of five men from central Nebraska will share a $200,000 Nebraska Powerball prize.

Every week for over seven years, David Thuernagle of Grand Island has purchased tickets for a group of five Powerball players. The other members of the group are Jerry Czarnick of Grand Island; Larry Salter of Grand Island; Bill Schleicher of Dannebrog; and Michael Sok of St. Paul.


For the Saturday, April 12 drawing, Thuernagle purchased a five-play quick pick multi-draw ticket at Skagway, 1607 South Locust Street in Grand Island. One play on the ticket contained all five of the winning white ball numbers (11, 29, 48, 52, 55) from the April 12 draw for a $200,000 prize. Thirty-three Nebraska Lottery players have won the $200,000 Powerball prize to date.
Members of the lottery group met at Nebraska Lottery headquarters on Thursday to claim their winnings. Each player will receive a $40,000. The group learned of their win after Thuernagle checked the winning Powerball numbers in the Grand Island Independent newspaper. The group members had no definite plans for their winnings, but some stated that they might use their $40K for investments.

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