Major Prize Winners: 1996 Metro

Date Amount Game/Promotion Name Town
12/30/96 $100,000 High Stakes II Patrick Abernathy St. Paul
12/23/96 $100,000 Powerball William Kindem Minneapolis
12/23/96 $100,000 Powerball Sharon Miller Mounds View
12/23/96 $100,000 Powerball Tim Ross Richfield
12/11/96 $1,000/mo. Win for Life George Balda West St. Paul
12/03/96 $100,000 Powerball Geralyn Strenger North St. Paul
11/26/96 $61,534 Gopher 5 Robert Narva** St. Louis Park
11/25/96 $61,534 Gopher 5 The Schnacks** St. Paul Park
11/25/96 $61,534 Gopher 5 Linda Gramont** Blaine
11/25/96 $100,000 High Stakes II Natalie Hoppe Blaine
11/12/96 $188,354 Gopher 5 Roger Granlund Shoreview
10/28/96 $50,000 Gopher 5 John Lauer** St. Paul
10/22/96 $100,000 Powerball Thomas Mordorski Forest Lake
10/21/96 $100,000 High Stakes II Peter Carlson Eagan
10/14/96 $100,124 Gopher 5 Anwar Lynch St. Paul
10/10/96 $487,183 Gopher 5 Dale Grove St. Paul
10/07/96 $100,000 Powerball Joanne Frahm Burnsville
09/30/96 $50,000 Gopher 5 Oscar Byrd** Minneapolis
09/16/96 $100,000 Powerball Thomas Woodside Bloomington
09/09/96 $50,000 Gopher 5 Robin Roberts** Robbinsdale
08/28/96 $1,000/mo. Win for Life Wendy Grotte St. Francis
08/12/96 $100,000 High Stakes II Estephan Hark Minneapolis
08/02/96 $100,000 Powerball James Swabb Plymouth
08/01/96 $100,000 Powerball David Randall White Bear Lake
07/24/96 $100,000 Gopher 5 Carl Roseland New Hope
07/22/96 $100,000 Powerball Keith Smith Maplewood
07/22/96 $100,000 Gopher 5 Michael Willey St. Paul
07/19/96 $100,000 High Stakes II Louis Andres Minnetonka
07/10/96 $100,000 Gopher 5 Dolores Kielas Bloomington
07/01/96 $100,000 Powerball Kelly Kapisak Dellwood
07/01/96 $100,000 Powerball Michael VanGrinsven  St. Francis
06/25/96 $1,000/mo. Win for Life Phyllis Zurbey Minneapolis
06/19/96 $100,000 Powerball Jason Martin Maple Grove
06/19/96 $100,000 High Stakes II Joe Nelson Minneapolis
06/17/96 $397,720 Gopher 5 Lawrence Terlisner** Bloomington
06/13/96 $100,000 Powerball Susie Lockrem Minneapolis
06/06/96 $100,000 High Stakes II Lenora Winger Blaine
06/03/96 $8.5 million Powerball Hilde Yanz Hastings
05/28/96 $100,000 Powerball Eddie Lee Minneapolis
05/13/96 $279,573 Gopher 5 Reginald Gable** St. Paul
05/01/96 $182,567 Gopher 5 Merle Jossart New Hope
04/22/96 $100,000 High Stakes II  Michael Bloedow Coon Rapids
04/18/96 $100,000 Powerball Connie Brandt Prior Lake
04/11/96 $252,027 Gopher 5 Robert Montgomery St. Paul
04/08/96 $100,002 Powerball The Bodekers Stacy
04/01/96 $1,000/mo. Win for Life Dianne Mathias Forest Lake
03/25/96 $100,000 Powerball Richard Lebra Mound
03/14/96 $178,272 Gopher 5 Kathleen Salseg Bloomington
02/26/96 $100,000 Powerball Leo Luskey Coon Rapids
02/22/96 $100,000 High Stakes Denise Mcintyre East Bethel
02/22/96 $496,468 Gopher 5 Steven Tenney Eden Prairie
02/20/96 $171,210 Gopher 5 Donald Ericksen** Minneapolis
02/16/96 $100,000 Powerball G. Magnuson Hastings
02/15/96 $100,000 Powerball Kathi Durkee Burnsville
02/13/96 $100,000 Powerball Janie Warren Eagan
02/13/96 $100,000 Powerball The Hales South St. Paul
02/08/96 $100,000 Powerball R. Wallace Jr. St. Louis Park
01/25/96 $100,000 Powerball The Caroons Fridley
01/22/96 $100,000 Powerball Robert Heckes Robbinsdale
01/19/96 $100,000 Powerball 18-member pool Arden Hills
01/17/96 $100,000 Powerball June Steman Coon Rapids
01/11/96 $100,002 Powerball Jeffrey Tubbs Eden Prairie
01/05/96 $180,974 Gopher 5 John Schmidt Shoreview
01/03/96 $148,096 Gopher 5 Jerry Franceen South St. Paul
01/02/96 $100,000 Powerball Keith Olson Brooklyn Park
01/02/96 $100,000 Powerball Paul Kjornes Minneapolis
01/02/96    $100,000 High Stakes Bruce Benson Minnetonka

*Denotes one winning ticket split at winners' discretion.
**Denotes a prize split among multiple winning tickets.
This list includes all metro area major prize winners in 1996.