McCook man wins $100,000 Wild 10s Prize

LINCOLN, Neb. -- John McRae of McCook won $100,000 playing the $10 Scratch game Wild 10's from the Nebraska Lottery.

McRae purchased his winning Wild 10's ticket at Casey's General Store, 704 West B Street in McCook. Scratching the ticket, he revealed matching numbers with a corresponding prize of $100,000.

There are two $100,000 top prizes available in Wild 10's. McRae is the first person to win a top prize to date.

While claiming his prize on June 4, McRae told Nebraska Lottery officials that he was "pretty happy" to win the $100,000 prize. "This is the first time I've ever won something this big," he said. McRae plans to pay bills and purchase a new truck using his winnings.

Wild 10's is a $10 Scratch game from the Nebraska Lottery that offers players the chance to win $1,698,000 in cash prizes from $10 to $100,000. The odds of winning $100,000 playing Wild 10's are 1 in 120,000, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.22.

The mission of the Nebraska Lottery is to generate proceeds for good causes while providing quality entertainment options to Nebraskans. Over $341 million has been raised for the Nebraska Lottery's beneficiary funds since the Lottery began in 1993. All 93 counties in Nebraska have benefited from projects funded with these Nebraska Lottery proceeds.