Major Prize Winners: Northeast

Date ClaimedPrizeGame/PromotionNameWinner's CityPurchased In
04/19/13 $1,000,000 Minnesota Millionaire Raffle Staci Rothbauer Pine City Pine City
04/18/13 $100,000 Hot Cocoa Crossword Katy Whelan Cloquet Cloquet
03/22/13 $26,000 Northstar Cash Peter Isaacs Two Harbors Duluth 
11/06/12 $250,000 Cash & Gold James Nelson Duluth Hermantown
10/29/12 $50,000 Muskie Money Randall Arras Hermantown Scanlon
10/01/12 $487,544 Gopher 5 Tara Eskelson, Paula Stevens, Cynthia Cossetta, Cheryl Koskela and April Nickila Chisholm, Grand Rapids and Hibbing  Chishlm
08/06/12 $100,000 Cashword Extra Brandy Thomas Sandstone Sandstone
08/01/12 $200,000 Minnesota Cash Blowout Russell Johnson Zim Keewatin
07/24/12 $93,351 Northstar Cash Florian Shuster Ely Ely
06/30/12 $1,000,000 Powerball Todd Meyer Powell, OH Cook
06/07/12 $25,000 Northstar Cash Grace Derfler Hill City Hill City
05/23/12 $500,000 $500,000 Magical Money AJ Becker Hibbing Hibbing
05/15/12 $100,000 Walleye Winnings Suzanne Wolff Duluth Duluth
05/11/12 $200,000 Muskie Money Abraham Wolf Cohasset Floodwood
04/13/12 $100,000 Coffee Break Crossword Laurie Johnson Duluth Duluth
03/01/12 $200,000 $200,000 Lucky Diamonds Randi Schmelzer Chisholm Hibbing
02/22/12 $147,601 $100,000 Taxes Paid Cindy Holman Duluth Proctor
02/15/12 $44,089 Northstar Cash David Kirven Duluth  
01/14/12 $1,985,914 Hot Lotto Don Conrad Grand Rapids  
01/04/12 $100,000 Wheel of Fortune Robert Waltenburg Duluth  
12/28/11 $200,000 Gopher The Maximum Money! Kelsey Hollenkamp Ogilvie  
12/26/11 $1,242,385 Gopher 5 James Putnam Duluth  
09/20/11 $50,000 Triple 777 Kimberly Linder Hinckley  
08/24/11 $150,000 Gopher 5 Lynette Zupetz Forbes  
08/03/11 $200,000 Powerball Les Littler Eveleth  
06/17/11 $50,000 $500,000 Money Match Steve Svaleson Cloquet  
05/24/11 $50,000 $200,000 Mega MONOPOLY™ Kari Johnson Hibbing  
05/02/11 $100,000 Diamond Crossword Doubler Robert "Butch" Rohlf Virginia  
04/18/11 $77,777 7s to Win! Curtis Dinnertz Remer  
01/28/11 $100,000 $100,000 Wild Cherries Kim Schuh Hoyt Lakes  
07/15/10 $68,500 Northstar Cash (1 of 2 winning tickets sold to split the $137,000 Jackpot) Thad Sweeney Hoyt Lakes  
06/07/10 $50,000 $500,000 Riches Ben Ellis Hill City  
04/29/10 $200,000 Cash Extravaganza Wendy Gornick Hibbing  
03/24/10 $200,000 Powerball Stacey Hill Buhl  
03/12/10 $77,777 Sizzlin' 7s Nick Palmisano Duluth  
03/09/10 $500,000 $500,000 Grand Fortune Scott Garrick and Stephen Rondeau Duluth  
03/08/10 $300,000 Puzzle Book Barb Schultz Grand Rapids  
11/19/09 $29,000 Northstar Cash Richard Chadbourne Moose Lake  
10/28/09 $200,000 Red White & Blue Sam Stirewalt Gilbert  
09/24/09 $100,000 Border Battles John Redmond and Carol Redmond Buhl and Chisholm  
08/12/09 $200,000 Powerball Sherry Jackson Brook Park  
07/19/09 $25,000 Northstar Cash Eugene Pierce International Falls  
07/05/09 $39,146 Northstar Cash Susie Donnell International Falls  
05/26/09 $50,000 $200,000 Money Match Vickie Johnson Floodwood  
05/13/09 $27,000 Northstar Cash Peggy Syverson Tower  
03/19/09 $100,000 Funky 5s Jerry Toven Marble  
03/06/09 $33,363 Northstar Cash Mary Lakoskey Tower  
02/28/09 $2.37 million Hot Lotto Edward M. Ruiz Canyon  
01/11/09 $114,972 Northstar Cash Andrew Eldridge Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada International Falls
12/24/08 $147,440 Northstar Cash Jerald Volkert Carlton  
12/13/08 $200,000 Powerball Craig Tobias Cloquet  
11/22/08 $200,000 Powerball Paul Zbacnik Chisholm  
10/21/08 $100,000 Big Bucks Michael Patterson Duluth  
10/08/08 $40,000 Powerball with Power Play Nancy Prebeck Cohasset  
09/10/08 $36,664 Northstar Cash Verna Hagert Sauk Rapids  
08/13/08 $200,000 Powerball Donald Cook Duluth  
07/15/08 $101,655 Gopher 5 Frank Husar Babbitt  
05/31/08 $40,000 Powerball with Power Play Pearl Lamke Virginia  
05/22/08 $100,000 Cash Explosion Vincent Pavlak Brook Park  
04/24/08 $25,000 Northstar Cash Bill Cole Embarrass  
04/18/08 $120,000 Gopher 5 Linda Thoennes Bovey  
01/28/08 $70,571 Northstar Cash Don Pearson Two Harbors  
01/18/08 $250,000 Casino Royale Peggy Atol Grand Rapids  
12/27/07 $193,473 Northstar Cash Myranda Shaw Hibbing  
12/20/07 $100,000 Deal or No Deal Peggy Atol Grand Rapids  
12/09/07 $84,233 Northstar Cash Tarcy Paolo Hibbing  
12/03/07 $50,000 Super Wild Cherry Crossword Carolyn and Teresa Jaksa International Falls  
10/31/07 $100,000 Deal or No Deal Raeburn Ongalo Cook  
10/26/07 $200,000 Pyramid of Cash Andrea Price Grand Rapids  
09/11/07 $50,000 Super Wild Cherry Crossword Fay Kennedy Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada International Falls
09/04/07 $100,000 Golden Spin Jerome Pederson Moose Lake  
08/23/07 $77,777 Extreme 7s Charles Ziegler Duluth  
08/11/07 $27,000 Northstar Cash DelRose Lake Willow River  
07/14/07 $200,000 Powerball Kimberlee & Kelly Willis Duluth  
07/09/07 $100,000 Minnesota Hold 'Em Michael Pulford Chisholm  
07/03/07 $19,410** Northstar Cash Todd Cullen Two Harbors  
06/07/07 $50,311 Northstar Cash Teresa Digman Schroeder  
05/07/07 $77,777 Magnificent 7s Deborah Dixon Finlayson  
04/21/07 $40,000 Powerball with Power Play Anette Petrell Mountain Iron  
03/24/07 $29,012 Northstar Cash Richard O'Donnell Knife River  
02/09/07 $65,009 Northstar Cash Carl Cady Duluth  
01/03/07 $200,000 Powerball Gwendoline M. Webb Gilbert  
11/21/06 $25,000 Northstar Cash Roy Neimi Duluth  
11/23/06 $26,000 Northstar Cash Larry Korth Keewatin  
11/16/06 Entertainment Showcase The Price is Rightô Klowie Franzen Marble  
11/14/06 $120,000 Gopher 5 Peggy Atol Grand Rapids  
10/28/06 $28,000 Northstar Cash Barbara Motschenbacher Cloquet  
10/24/ 06 $45,718 Northstar Cash Leslie Nelson Moose Lake  
08/30/06 $25,000 Northstar Cash Craig Homola Eveleth  
06/20/06 $200,000 Powerball Richard Ahlbeck Finland  
05/17/06 $200,000 Hot Streak! Debbie Nelson Silver Bay  
04/07/06 $77,777 Super Emerald Green 7s Jeff Lyon International Falls  
01/18/06 $100,000 Candy Cane Cash Bonnie Gilbertson Tofte  
01/06/06 $77,777 Lightning 7s Michael Carlson Hibbing  
12/30/05 $50,000* Candy Cane Cash Laura Bakk Cook  
12/27/05 $77,777 Lightning 7s Nancy Hill Hibbing  
12/04/05 $100,000 Casino Fortune John Breen Marble  
10/19/05 $853,492 Powerball Mary Ellen House Cloquet  
07/14/05 $100,000 Powerball Carol McLeod Duluth  
05/31/05 $198,939 Gopher 5 Robert Glowaski Chisholm  
05/28/05 $100,000 Powerball Mark Peterson Apple Valley Virginia
05/11/05 $30,000 Northstar Cash Terry Miller Duluth  
01/12/05 $100,000 Powerball Jerry Davis Cottage Grove Two Harbors
12/21/04 $202,681 Gopher 5 Betty Irmen Gilbert  
10/04/04 $207,690 Northstar Cash Darold Bounds International Falls  
09/08/04 $100,000 Powerball Bob & Kristine Schmidt Hermantown  
08/17/04 $50,000** Gopher 5 Gloria Schmelke Keewatin  
07/17/04 $1,005,027 Powerball Instant Millionaire Betty Davey Duluth  
05/17/04 $26,000 Northstar Cash David Kirven Duluth  
05/15/04 $13,500 Northstar Cash Karen Finke Marble  
04/04/04 $31,000 Northstar Cash Thomas Marty Jr. Nashwauk  
01/20/04 $1,391,513* Gopher 5 Robert McGregor and Kristi Morris Grand Marais  
12/30/03 $100,000 Vegas Action Rich Anderson Grand Rapids  
12/27/03 $100,000 Powerball Margaret Lentz Cloquet  
12/15/03 $50,000 Northland Celebration Mary Hobbs and Mark Maciewski Cloquet  
11/28/03 $100,000 Gopher 5 Richard and Donna Neary Floodwood  
10/07/03 $12,500** Northstar Cash Tony Staten Duluth  
06/05/03 Harley-Davidson® Heritage
Softail® Classic Motorcycle		 Harley-Davidson® Scratch Game Dan "Dandy" Fleagle Tower  
02/19/03 $100,000 Powerball Viesturs "Ves" Berzins Bigfork  
10/09/02 $100,000 Powerball Daniel Kannisto Beroun  
08/27/02 $200,604** Gopher 5 Peggy Atol Grand Rapids  
07/27/02 $100,000 Powerball Vickie Price New Bern, NC Saginaw
07/20/02 $100,000 Powerball Larry Asperheim Hibbing  
06/08/02 $100,000 Powerball Deedre Fontaine Duluth  
04/30/02 $100,000 Powerball Charlotte Polo Cloquet  
01/28/02 $100,000 $100,000 Jackpot Richard Hill Ely  
11/09/01 $50,000 Monopoly Bruce Beaulieu Mountain Iron  
08/23/01 $100,000 Powerball John & Christopher Bergum Hibbing  
04/02/01 $100,000 High Stakes Todd Schmelzer Hibbing  
12/27/00 $100,000 Powerball Alex Przybylski Babbitt  
09/20/00 $100,000 Powerball Greg Sallila Keewatin  
04/17/00 $100,000 Powerball Michael Asplund Fort Frances, Ontario  
03/27/00 $100,000 Casino Buffet Gayle Perry Cloquet  
02/18/00 $110,000 Gopher 5 Lucille Olson Duluth  
01/28/00 $250,000 Golden Ticket Games Terri Reilly Duluth  
11/12/99 $100,000 Powerball Sylvia Highland Duluth  
08/09/99 $172,175 Gopher 5 Charlie Laurila Jr. Hoyt Lakes  
06/11/99 $100,000 Casino Royale David Clark Duluth  
11/18/98 $100,000 Powerball Paul Maki Brimson  
11/05/98 $100,000 High Stakes Leroy & Dorothy Ferrell Buhl  
10/19/98 $100,000 High Stakes Tim Ekholm Grand Rapids  
07/30/98 $100,000 Powerball Carolyn Hammerbeck Hibbing  
05/27/98 $100,000 Powerball Jacqueline Frechette Aurora  
04/23/98 $100,000 Monte Carlo Phil & Sally Peterangelo Virginia  
01/21/98 $224,983 Gopher 5 Mary Aga** Hibbing  
12/01/97 $100,000 Powerball Wayne Bohlin Duluth  
08/01/97 $100,000 Powerball Bill & Marilyn Nieters Angora  
06/23/97 $100,000 Powerball Joe & Karen Aalto Grand Rapids  
02/28/97 $1,000/mo. Win for Life Jerry Dorsey Duluth  
02/07/97 $100,000 Powerball The Andersons Aurora  
09/24/96 $100,000 Powerball Mike O'Mara Big Fork  
09/12/96 $100,000 Powerball The Babiczes Grand Marais  
08/28/96 $100,000 Gopher 5 Larry & Lori Bondhus Grand Rapids  
07/08/96 $1,000/mo. Win for Life Elizabeth Dueck Int'l Falls  
04/11/96 $100,000 Powerball John Benedix Int'l Falls  
03/28/96 $251,937 Gopher 5 Leonard Paulson Int'l Falls  
03/01/96 $100,000 High Stakes Paula Daniels Babbitt  
02/05/96 $100,000 High Stakes Chris Sutton Alexandria  
01/11/96 $100,000 High Stakes Debbie Miller Embarrass  
01/08/96 $100,000 Gopher 5 Ricky Becks Duluth  
01/05/96 $100,000 High Stakes Stanley Kuttes Int'l Falls  
01/02/96 $100,000 Powerball S. Petroskey Soudan  
12/12/95 $100,000 High Stakes Jeanne Benson Hoyt Lakes  
11/07/95 $100,000 Powerball Dean Wick Pengilly  
11/06/95 $100,000 High Stakes Wm. Hildreth Grand Rapids  
09/28/95 $100,000 Gopher 5 W. Anderson Grand Rapids  
08/22/95 $100,000 Powerball The Nelsons Iron  
03/20/95 $119,026 Gopher 5 S. Mitchell Nashwauk  
02/13/95 $684,752 Gopher 5 Wm. Bloom Jr. Bigfork  
11/28/94 $100,000 Powerball R. Davidson Duluth  
11/17/94 $100,000 Powerball T. Hollan Pine City  
11/15/94 $100,001 Powerball Debra Biondi Chisholm  
11/07/94 $100,000 Powerball Robert Murphy Esko  
09/16/94 $100,000 Powerball Elsie Wichner Ray  
09/08/94 $100,000 Powerball John Piekarski Cloquet  
08/31/94 $100,000 Powerball A. Holmestad Int'l Falls  
06/16/94 $239,935 Gopher 5 Rudolph Nelson Cambridge  
05/02/94 $100,000 Powerball Dorothy Polson Duluth  
04/04/94 $100,000 Powerball C. Palokangas Virginia  
03/31/94 $100,000 Powerball Ricky Becks Duluth  
03/04/94 $100,000 Powerball Sandra Gadsby Silver Bay  
03/02/94 $2 million Powerball Duane Peterson Moose Lake  
02/22/94 $100,000 Powerball Jean Anderson Grand Marais  
02/17/94 $100,000 Super Slots Vaner Ahola Duluth  
01/13/94 $100,000 Powerball Michael Tezak Duluth  
01/13/94 $100,000 Powerball Edwin Priem Cromwell  
01/13/94 $100,000 Powerball K. Lafave Duluth  
01/04/94 $50,000 Powerball Vern Howell* Kerrick  
12/16/93 $100,000 Powerball Ethel Rosati Eveleth  
12/13/93 $100,005 Powerball David Chaffee Sturgeon Lk.  
09/13/93 $100,000 Powerball D. Mikkelson Hoyt Lakes  
06/11/93 $100,000 Instant Millions C. Franik Duluth  
08/24/92 $100,000 Powerball The Ketolas Cloquet  
06/08/92 $100,000 Powerball W. Dufresne Grand Rapids  
04/17/92 $100,000 Gopher 5 Jack Scott Duluth  
12/02/91 $353,298 Gopher 5 Louis Young Hibbing  

*Denotes one winning ticket split at winnersí discretion.
**Denotes a prize split among multiple winning tickets.
This list includes all northeast Minnesota major prize winners since Lottery start-up in 1990.