Minnesota Lottery Player Wins Big $367,099 Jackpot

If you like to take a chance at winning big money, the Minnesota Lottery certainly has a lot of ways to do it.

While Powerball and Mega Millions seem to get the most headlines nationwide due to the massive jackpots they can generate, there is another game you could try your luck with, and benefit Minnesota at the same time.

Gopher 5 is a Minnesota-only lotto game that is drawn around 6:17 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Tickets are $1 per play, and you can win by matching two, three, four, or five numbers. Match all five to win the jackpot, which starts at $100,000 and grows until won.

The Minnesota Lottery notes that a portion of every dollar played helps protect Minnesota’s great outdoors.

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Big Gopher 5 Jackpot Winner Reported

On Monday, September 22, the Gopher 5 jackpot had grown to $367,099, and that's when someone in Minnesota scored big. That evening, the following winning numbers were drawn: 5-6-7-27-47.

Those lucky numbers just happened to be on a ticket purchased in Lakeville, Minnesota. The winning ticket was purchased at the Lakeville South Cub Foods, located at 20250 Heritage Drive.

As of September 24, the Minnesota Lottery had that big win listed as unclaimed. Hopefully, whoever won the jackpot hears the news and still has that winning ticket in their possession.

Unless they decide to come forward publicly, we may never know who that person is. Lottery regulation changes took place to protect winners who win over $10,000. Big-money winners can become targets for scammers and fraud, so the Minnesota Lottery will not release their name unless they first agree to it.

If you ever play the Gopher 5 lottery game, remember you can always check your tickets online with the Minnesota Lottery.

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