$2 Million Lottery Winner in Central Minnesota

ROSEVILLE (WJON News) -- Someone playing the lottery in central Minnesota has won over $2 million.

The Minnesota State Lottery says there was a winning ticket Wednesday night in the Gopher 5 game worth $2,045,590, which is a record jackpot for the game.

The ticket was sold at Orton's Baxter Holiday at 5610 Fairview Drive in Baxter. The big win earns the store a $5,000 bonus.

The numbers drawn are 16, 29, 35, 43, 46.

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The previous Gopher 5 record was $2,032,201 and won on a ticket purchased at Steve’s Corner in St. James on Nov. 8, 2005. The prize was claimed by a group of 22 co-workers from the Watonwan County Highway Department/Public Works Department.

Unless the winner chooses to opt in to publicity, their name and city will not be released. As of Sept. 1, 2021, the names and cities of lottery prize winners above $10,000 are private data.

Drawings for the Gopher 5 game are on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6:17 p.m. The jackpot resets to $100,000 for tomorrow (Friday) night's drawing.

Gopher 5 is a Minnesota-only lotto game. Each ticket costs $1 to play.