Major Prize Winners: 2008 Metro

Date
Prize Game/Promotion
Name
Town
12/27/08 $27,000 Northstar Cash Harry Leko Maplewood
12/26/08 $352,410 Gopher 5 Martin Roman Chisago City
12/08/08 $50,000 Powerball with Power Play Anthony Larkin Plymouth
12/08/08 $500,000 Diamonds and Sevens William Bajari Annandale
12/02/08 $100,000 Big Bucks Pamela Miller Jordan
11/30/08 $25,000 Northstar Cash Quentin Rude Robbinsdale
11/29/08 $34,880 Northstar Cash Jim Westby Roseville
11/26/08 $175,182 Gopher 5 Robert Domler St. Paul
11/24/08 $50,000 Diamonds and Sevens Linda Scharffbillig Vadnais Heights
11/22/08 $29,000 Northstar Cash Gertrude Herberi and Marcia Oien Shakopee and Prior Lake
11/20/08 $100,000 Break the Bank Bonni Frankenfield Ham Lake
11/18/08 $26,000 Northstar Cash Steve Fossen St. Louis Park
11/12/08 $200,000 Powerball William Lind Prior Lake
11/10/08 $279,881 Gopher 5 Debra McElroy Burnsville
11/08/08 $200,000 Powerball Ronald A. Tichy Eagan
11/05/08 $400,000 Powerball with Power Play Donald Mockenhaupt Mendota Heights
11/05/08 $100,000 Holiday Slots Karen McCall Coon Rapids
11/04/08 $100,000 Big Bucks John, Sandy and Andy Jachymowski Oak Grove
10/22/08 $200,000 Powerball Brian Schroeder St. Paul
10/17/08 $661,420 Gopher 5 Carol Farr Maple Grove
10/16/08 $25,000 Northstar Cash Curt Gustafson St. Paul
10/16/08 $100,000 Big Bucks Rolland Holbrook Cottage Grove
10/15/08 $29,000 Northstar Cash George Dierberger Stillwater
10/10/08 $45,325 Northstar Cash Richard Zabel Delano
10/10/08 $200,000 $200,000 Player's Club Gary Hatton New Hope
10/08/08 $100,000 Deal or No Deal Thao Vue St. Paul
10/02/08 $38,357 Northstar Cash Joe Klimek Bloomington
09/29/08 $200,000 $200,000 Match for Cash George Balda and Rolland DeRemer West St. Paul and Little Canada
09/25/08 $29,000 Northstar Cash Rosalina Bergen Maple Grove
09/23/08 $500,000 $500,000 Gold Rush Greg Prendi Yonkers, New York (purchased in Andover)
09/20/08 $64,169 Northstar Cash Raymond Gillis Crystal
09/13/08 $200,000 Powerball Stephanie Groth Hastings
09/11/08 $250,000 Lucky Times 10 Gregg Hodroff New Hope
09/10/08 $200,000 Powerball Walter Peterson Jr. Savage
09/04/08 $200,000 Slots of Money Estephan Hark Minneapolis
09/02/08 $237,125 Gopher 5 Brad Sailors Bloomington
08/16/08 $27,589 Northstar Cash Michael Elton Chisago City
08/16/08 $27,589 Northstar Cash Paul Riffle Lakeville
08/08/08 $248,186 Gopher 5 Kevin Cannon Maple Grove
07/30/08 $200,000 Powerball Greg Christiance Lino Lakes
07/29/08 $38,915 Northstar Cash Bashiru Allison Apple Valley
07/28/08 $100,000 Hook, Lund and Sinker Tammy Hase Inver Grove Heights
07/25/08 $100,000 MN Hold-Em Championship Poker Andrew McNair Prior Lake
07/22/08 $25,000 Northstar Cash Ione Fischer Medina
07/21/08 $29,000 Northstar Cash Joyce Schaffer South St. Paul
07/15/08 $101,655 Gopher 5 Reginald Washington Golden Valley
07/12/08 $200,000 Powerball Felipe Rosado Brooklyn Park
07/12/08 $27,000 Northstar Cash Judith Mickelson St. Michael
07/09/08 $27,000 Northstar Cash Timothy Tape New Hope
07/07/08 $100,000 $100,000 Ultimate Blackjack Susan Thompson Coon Rapids
07/06/08 $29,000 Northstar Cash Linda Murray and Bonnie O'Leary St. Paul and Shoreview
07/01/08 $56,431 Northstar Cash Ciera Ramsey St. Paul
07/01/08 $56,431 Northstar Cash Arnulf Leier Maple Grove
06/30/08 $200,000 Slots of Money Melvenia Williams Maplewood
06/24/08 $853,164* Gopher 5 Patricia Baker and David Baker Maplewood and Harris
06/17/08 $38,569 Northstar Cash Mohamed Alinor Cottage Grove
06/11/08 $26,000 Northstar Cash Michelle Schoenecker Chisago
06/08/08 $27,000 Northstar Cash Tracy Lawless-Voss Grundy Center, Iowa
06/06/08 $100,000 Hook, Lund and Sinker Linda Shamp Lino Lakes
06/05/08 $105,070 Northstar Cash Gideon Akosa Spring Park
06/04/08 $100,000 Sparkling Sapphires Clara Mae Baskett Minneapolis
06/02/08 $100,000 High Stakes Timothy Graen Brooklyn Park
05/29/08 $200,000 $200,000 Cash Extreme James Bennett Minneapolis
05/27/08 $250,000 Lucky Times 10 Jonathan Hill Minneapolis
05/23/08 $55,878 Northstar Cash Steve Long St. Louis Park
05/14/08 $26,000 Northstar Cash Alice Fleischhacker Long Lake
05/12/08 $48,937 Northstar Cash Larry Rex Coon Rapids
05/07/08 $200,000 Powerball Vivian Liden Minneapolis
05/07/08 $200,000 Powerball Federico Espena Jr. Richfield
05/04/08 $63,512 Northstar Cash Betsy Fasinro Brooklyn Park
04/29/08 $100,000 Gopher 5 Galaleldin Hussein Rosemount
04/28/08 $100,000 Hook, Lund and Sinker Felix Ty and Ranna Muor Bloomington
04/25/08 $110,000 Gopher 5 Roy Smith Cambridge
04/23/08 $46,668 Northstar Cash Lyle Johnson Coon Rapids
04/15/08 $29,000 Northstar Cash Krista Vicary Champlin
04/14/08 $100,000 Minnesota Hold 'Em Edward Strickland Blaine
04/10/08 $34,009 Northstar Cash Amy Nolasco Crystal
04/09/08 $200,000 Powerball Tien Tran St. Paul
04/08/08 $298,741 Gopher 5 Nelson Calzadilla South St. Paul
04/04/08 $49,735 Northstar Cash David Schwietz Woodbury
03/22/08 $200,000 Powerball John Koch Lakeville
03/20/08 $100,000 $100,000 Ultimate Blackjack Jonathon Phillips Minneapolis
03/19/08 $47,628 Northstar Cash Judy and Les Richardson Maplewood
03/15/08 $200,000 Powerball Joel Pykkonen Burnsville
03/11/08 $485,798 Gopher 5 Lisa Wilson Minneapolis
03/11/08 $75,446 Northstar Cash Susan Lundholm St. Paul
03/06/08 $500,000 $500,000 Spectacular Adam Schneider South St. Paul
03/05/08 $250,000 Casino Royale Chris Hagman Anoka
02/29/08 $101,594 Northstar Cash James Lockhart Minneapolis
02/26/08 $100,000 Cash Explosion Terry Dvorsky Minneapolis
02/25/08 $100,000 Deal or No Deal Mark & Lori Jesberg Victoria
02/22/08 $100,000 Minnesota Hold 'Em David Fuhs St. Paul
02/13/08 $100,000 Diamonds and Gold J. Santiago Lopez Minneapolis
02/08/08 $78,466 Northstar Cash Terry Schwartz St. Paul
02/06/08 $77,777 Red Hot 7s George Sarner St. Paul
01/26/08 $200,000* Powerball The Towers MOPS (10 coworkers) Various
01/24/08 $100,000* Diamonds and Gold Robert Boudewyns; Timothy & Ann Boudewyns Hugo; Danbury, WI (purchased in Lakeville)
01/18/08 $50,000 G3 Keno Kraze Karalee Heckes Robbinsdale
01/01/08 $100,000 Minnesota Millionaire Raffle Lori, Jeffrey, Kenneth, Alex, and Lindsey Batts Maple Grove
01/01/08 $100,000 Minnesota Millionaire Raffle James Christianson Eagan
01/01/08 $100,000* Minnesota Millionaire Raffle Lacy Amundsen, Laurie Burbank, Deb Connell and Lora Pyka Brooklyn Center, Columbia Heights, Andover and Fridley

*Denotes winning ticket split at winners' discretion.
**Denotes a prize split among multiple winning tickets.
This list includes all metro area major prize winners in 2008.