Major Prize Winners: Northwest

DatePrizeGame/PromotionNameTown
07/16/10 $88,888 Groovy 8s Michael Morehouse Glencoe
07/13/10 $77,777 Super Lucky 7's James Elmquist Warroad
07/07/10 $200,000 Powerball George Hll Hines
06/13/10 $61,756 Northstar Cash David Ellison Pine River
06/03/10 $100,000 Fire 'N' Dice Sarah Hougard Karlstad
05/17/10 $500,000 $500,000 Riches Vanessa Torkkola Wadena
05/01/10 $25,000 Northstar Cash Ornulf Volden Fargo, N.D. (ticket purchased in Moorhead)
04/01/10 $300,000 Casino Game Book William Klicker Warroad
11/17/09 $100,000 Buck$ and Dough Deborah Dahl Dent
10/26/09 $14,000 Northstar Cash (1 of 2 tickets to split the $28,000 jackpot) Donald Engebretson Alexandria
10/20/09 $100,000 Buck$ and Dough Allen Lundin Bagley
09/26/09 $200,000 Powerball Popple People (A group of 31) Various (retailer from Laporte)
09/01/09 $26,000 Northstar Cash Robert Sather Moorhead
08/11/09 $50,000 $500,000 Fortune David Shih Fargo, N.D. (Ticket purchased in Moorhead)
07/31/09 $100,00 WPT Texas Hold 'Em Jack Stackpool Glenwood
07/30/09 $26,000 Northstar Cash Patti Anderson Detroit Lakes
07/18/09 $26,000 Northstar Cash Richard Shablow Lake Bronson
07/06/09 $25,000 Northstar Cash Charles Schumacher Minneapolis (Ticket purchased in Otter Tail)
06/28/09 $13,000 Northstar Cash Darla Vareberg Detroit Lakes
05/15/09 $26,000 Northstar Cash Darrell Drewes Osage
04/21/09 $100,000 Platinum Payout Raymond Rybakowski Middle River
03/13/09 $100,000 Platinum Payout Sandra Moench Wadena
03/05/09 $66,507 Northstar Cash Dean and Bonnie Brown Little Falls
11/03/08 $31,336 Northstar Cash Keith Schroeder Fergus Falls
10/04/08 $50,000 Powerball with Power Play Ernest Priess Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
(Ticket purchased in Thief River Falls)
09/19/08 $100,000 Minnesota Hold-Em Championship Poker Franklyn Pelawa Bemidji
09/03//08 $200,000 $200,000 Match for Cash Debbie Lofstrand Lengby
08/12/08 $100,000 Sparkling Sapphires Marsha Hall, Bonnie Karst, Linda Meester Detroit Lakes; Watertown, S.D; Watertown, S.D. (purchased in Detroit Lakes at WeFest)
8/07/08 $54,833 Northstar Cash Steven Ziegelmann Breckenridge
07/25/08 $500,000 $500,000 Extravaganza Belinda Dokken Cyrus
06/25/08 $200,000 Powerball Shaun Campbell Scottsdale, Arizona (purchased in Fergus Falls)
05/27/08 $100,000 $100,000 Ultimate Blackjack Duwayne Hines Barnesville
02/27/08 $77,777 Red Hot 7s Evalyn Cole Leonard
02/22/08 $100,000* Deal or No Deal Michelle Neely & Stephanie Neely Bemidji
02/01/08 $120,000 Gopher 5 Tom Overboe West Fargo, ND (purchased in Moorhead)
01/22/08 $390,772 Gopher 5 Bruce Chapin Willmar
11/19/07 $25,000 Northstar Cash Carol Tiley Mahnomen
11/18/07 $29,000 Northstar Cash Craig Haukebo Battle Lake
11/13/07 $28,000 Northstar Cash Gary Weber Detroit Lakes
11/07/07 $16,090** Northstar Cash Richard McDonald Peoria, IL (purchased in East Grand Forks)
10/29/07 $100,000 Golden Spin Randy Kemmet Moorhead
10/27/07 $26,000 Northstar Cash Norma Baldwin-Dreyer Baudette
09/12/07 $200,000 Hot Slots Royce Young Miltona
08/30/07 $100,000 Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Brad Cook Stephen
08/10/07 $120,000 Gopher 5 Bradley Nelson Perham
07/25/07 $200,000 Powerball Lowell Wanttie Alexandria
06/13/07 $200,000 Powerball John Malark Dayton
03/22/07 $100,000 Minnesota Hold 'Em Darin Pruett Lankin, ND (purchased in East Grand Forks)
02/23/07 $120,000 Gopher 5 Earl Dagestad Sr. Bemidji
09/16/06 $26,000 Northstar Cash Roger Muller Foxhome
09/01/06 $171,784 Gopher 5 Irene Stafford Wheaton
08/14/06 $77,777 Super! Sapphire Blue 7s Dennis Olson Underwood
07/14/06 $27,000 Northstar Cash Steven Gaustad Ashby
05/30/06 $100,000 Minnesota Hold ’Em Larry Erickson Glenwood
05/29/06 $26,000 Northstar Cash Ronald Ross Dalton
05/27/06 $200,000 Powerball Chris Schwab Englevale, ND (purchased in Moorhead)
04/29/06 $48,987 Northstar Cash Jeanine Brooks Fargo, ND (purchased in Moorhead)
02/20/05 $30,000 Northstar Cash Harlan Lemke Detroit Lakes
01/23/06 $100,000 Instant Riches Ralph Schellack Glyndon
12/28/05 $126,374 Northstar Cash Suzanne & Peter Wold Crookston
11/30/05 $29,520 Northstar Cash Donald Ristvedt Lake Park
11/07/05 $26,000 Northstar Cash Phyllis Folstad Breckenridge
08/15/05 $68,523 Northstar Cash Robert Johnson Dilworth
07/30/05 $100,000 Powerball Brad McDonald Moorhead
06/15/05 $100,000 Powerball Lynette Nelson Moorhead
05/21/05 $100,000* Powerball HCC Lucky 14 Bemidji
05/23/05 $200,000 $200,000 Jackpot Riches Bruce Abrahamson Crookston
03/30/05 $35,599 Northstar Cash Robert Lund Roseau
02/15/05 $1,139,462 Gopher 5 Louis Casinelli Guthrie
02/09/05 $100,000 Powerball June Lowden Fargo, ND (purchased in Dilworth)
11/02/04 $100,000 Super Crossword Elizabeth Walker Dilworth
10/22/04 $26,000 Northstar Cash Richard Johnson Mentor
10/12/04 $100,000 Gopher 5 Alida Hartwell Alexandria
09/07/04 $31,000 Northstar Cash Harlan Lemke Detroit Lakes
08/31/04 $34,636 Northstar Cash Jeffrey Arnold Parkers Prairie
08/27/04 $110,000 Gopher 5 Charles & Diane Lacoursiere Brooks
07/28/04 $100,000 Powerball Gwen Bogardus Council Bluffs, Iowa (purchased in Vergas)
07/06/04 $100,000 $100,000 Casino Run Jesse Ochoa Moorhead
03/19/04 $51,645 Northstar Cash Kathy Cress Warroad
03/07/04 $25,000 Northstar Cash Jim Meyer Shelly
03/06/04 $42,810 Northstar Cash Barbara Watson Richwood
01/21/04 $100,000* Powerball "The Dirty Dozen" Grand Forks, ND
01/01/04 $29,000 Northstar Cash Leann Hedstrom Fergus Falls
11/20/03 Ford Ranger XLT Northstar Cash Second Chance Drawing Sherry Klatt Lake Park
10/20/03 Ultimate Football Trip Powerball Sunday Sheldon Poss Fargo, ND
10/03/03 $245,617 Gopher 5 Ronald Casey Battle Lake
07/16/03 Motorcycle Harley-Davidson® Scratch Game Kristi Stach Carlos
06/17/03 $100,000 $100,000 Take Skip Evanson West Fargo, ND (purchased in St. Joseph)
03/19/03 Ford Ranger Trucks'N'Bucks Michael "Mike" O'Keefe Morris
01/18/03 $100,000 Powerball George Hammer Fergus Falls
11/08/02 $110,000 Gopher 5 Robert Anderson Baudette
08/21/02 $100,000* Powerball "The Sweet 16" Moorhead
08/14/02 $100,000 Powerball Gene Rosholt Buxton, ND (purchased in Climax)
07/29/02 $100,000 High 5s Eugene Amundson Detroit Lakes
06/28/02 $250,000 Golden Ticket Games II Wallace Dorff Audubon
06/26/02 $100,000 $100,000 Jackpot J.R. (Jean Rochelle) Montanie Fargo, ND (purchased in Moorhead)
06/14/02 $100,000 Gopher 5 Vickie Soholt Clifford, ND (purchased in East Grand Forks)
05/01/02 $50,000 Explore Minnesota Janet Christiansen Battle Lake
03/20/02 $100,000 Powerball Shirley Enstad Alexandria
02/28/02 $100,000 High 5s Jackie Fischer Glyndon
02/08/02 $100,000 High 5s Rodney Lanctot Hallock
01/30/02 $100,000 Powerball Shawna Rose Perham
01/12/02 $100,000 Powerball Dewey & Rose Steidl Miltona
12/19/01 $100,000 Powerball Richard Leet Devil's Lake, ND (purchased in E. Grand Forks)
10/03/01 $100,000 Powerball Merlin Strom Barnesville
08/22/01 $100,000* Powerball Fargo's Fab Fourteen Fargo, ND (purchased in Moorhead)
08/25/01 $100,000 Powerball Deanna Schultz Miltona
08/25/01 $100,000* Powerball TrimLife Inc. Pool Bismarck, ND (purchased in Graceville)
07/18/01 $358,375 Gopher 5 Patricia Hardy Ponemah
06/01/01 $110,000 Gopher 5 Mildred Hughes Perham
05/25/01 $666,408 Gopher 5 Donald Cahlin Frazee
05/05/01 $100,000 Powerball Greg Noren Fergus Falls
02/21/01 $100,000 Powerball Henry J. Waldner Edinburg, N.D
02/14/01 $100,000 Casino Nights Eugene Weigel Fargo, ND
10/17/00 $250,000 10th Anniversary Game Geraldine Berg Lake Park
08/22/00 $422,276 Gopher 5 Loren & Avis Olson Ada
07/14/00 $100,000 Casino Buffet Terri Ward Solway
06/14/00 $100,000 Powerball Dianna Fredrickson Solway
04/13/00 $100,000 Casino Buffet Marjean Martelle Battle Lake
03/13/00 $100,000 Casino Buffet Duran Olson Thief River Falls
03/07/00 $479,868 Gopher 5 Richard Hannah East Grand Forks, ND
01/01/00 $50,000* Powerball Sheila Hague Pembina, ND
01/01/00 $50,000* Powerball Diane Wilwant Pembina, ND
11/27/99 $100,000 Powerball W. Paul Mandt Jamestown, ND
09/15/99 $100,000 Powerball Marcella Berry Ogema
07/19/99 $50,000 Cash4Life Kay McNulty Audubon
07/01/99 $322,492 Gopher 5 Robert Gunnufson Twin Valley
07/01/99 $100,000 Casino Royale Jesse Ochoa Moorhead
10/16/98 $100,000 Powerball Robert & Peggy Adair Grand Forks, N.D.
10/08/98 $28.4 million Powerball Ron & Jennie Cronkhite Moorhead
07/29/98 $100,400 Powerball Lowell O'Brien Bemidji
11/26/97 $100,000 Gopher 5 Keith Johnson Moorhead
11/25/97 $100,000 Night on the Town Jerold Moen Detroit Lakes
10/28/97 $50,000* Powerball Don Braun Mandan, N.D.
10/28/97 $50,000* Powerball Howard Gordon Fargo, N.D.
10/24/97 $100,000 Powerball Joel Miller Fargo, N.D.
09/12/97 $340,051 Gopher 5 Dennis Sjomeling Breckenridge
09/11/97 $100,000 Powerball Violet & Alvin Schied Sarasota, Fla. (Becida)
08/13/97 $100,000 Night on the Town Mary Ann and Roger Soli Baudette
06/11/97 $538,070 Gopher 5 Jessica Pream Thief River Falls
03/21/97 $138,976 Gopher 5 Elaine Gerszewski Grand Forks, N.D.
01/24/97 $100,000 High Roller Don Ueke Frazee
10/28/96 $50,000** Gopher 5 Bob, Laurie Koep Parkers Prairie
08/28/96 $100,000 Powerball Ruth Brant Fargo, N.D.
08/20/96 $50,000 Powerball Homer Berglund Fargo, N.D.
08/20/96 $50,000 Powerball Ben Allen Moorhead
05/23/96 $279,573** Gopher 5 Ron Holmstrom Thief River Falls
05/17/96 $100,000 High Stakes II Paula Littlewolf Naytahwaush
05/08/96 $100,000 Powerball Walter Piehl Barnesville
03/18/96 $1,000/mo. Win for Life Albert Kowalski Foxhome
03/14/96 $100,000 Powerball The Sorensens Ada
03/11/96 $100,000 Powerball Bill Worden Dent
11/21/95 $100,000 Powerball Connie Carlson Bemidji
11/17/95 $100,000 Powerball Dale Heldt E. Grand Forks
10/31/95 $100,000 Powerball Arturo Garza Moorhead
8/30/95 $100,000 High Stakes Ronald Lefebvre Waubun
01/19/95 $100,000 Powerball Richard Enstad Alexandria
12/27/94 $100,000 Powerball Lowell Derby Bagley
10/24/94 $100,000 Powerball Gary Erickson Moorhead
10/17/94 $100,000 Powerball Karl Hoppe Barnesville
10/10/94 $610,432 Gopher 5 The Martinsons Kensington
06/20/94 $239,935 Gopher 5 Six-member pool Perham
06/15/94 $100,000 Powerball R. Bergsgaard Bemidji
06/10/94 $100,000 Powerball Joan Anderson Roseau
05/31/94 $100,000 Powerball Harvey Triepke Fergus Falls
05/24/94 $100,000 Powerball Lois Stadsvold Starbuck
03/17/94 $100,000 Powerball The Porters Villard
01/10/94 $100,000 Gopher 5 Roger Possehl Barnesville
12/27/93 $100,000 Powerball Vicki Cymbaluk Mcintosh
11/29/93 $100,002 Powerball Richard Gorham Underwood
11/12/93 $100,000 Gopher 5 Gladys Anderson Alexandria
09/24/93 $100,006 Powerball Martin Haaland Parkers Prairie
06/09/93 $100,000 Inst. Millions Jesse Ochoa Moorhead
02/25/93 $50,000* Powerball Allen Drexler Carlos
02/25/93 $50,000* Powerball Ervin Dahl Carlos
02/22/93 $100,000 Powerball Carroll Beck Fisher
12/29/92 $25,000* Powerball Gary Bakke Fargo, N.D.
12/29/92 $50,000* Powerball K. Zimmerman Fargo, N.D.
12/29/92 $25,000* Powerball R. Zimmerman Dilworth
12/14/92 $174,166 Gopher 5 The Wilbergs Hoffman
10/26/92 $638,163 Gopher 5 Lydell Jacobson Frazee
07/15/92 $156,692 Gopher 5 Susan Boese Fergus Falls
11/18/91 $100,000 Gopher 5 Lyndon Skolberg Miltona
09/16/91 $180,573 Gopher 5 S. Van Kempen Starbuck

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