3 Minnesota Lottery Players Just Won A Combined Fortune

If you've been thinking about playing the Minnesota Lottery, this may be the perfect time. Sometimes it seems like nobody in Minnesota is winning big, but then comes a day like we had this week when multiple people are celebrating and you hope the hot streak continues within the state.

For those who like to try their luck, the Minnesota Lottery has several games to play. There are well-known lotto games like Powerball, Mega Millions, or Lotto America, but those aren't the only games where you can win big.

One example is the Gopher 5 game, a Minnesota-only lotto game with drawings held around 6:17 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. A cool aspect of this Minnesota game is that a portion of every dollar played helps protect Minnesota’s great outdoors.

North 5 is another example and this game has drawings every day of the week at 6:17 p.m.

On Monday, October 21 there were three winners in Minnesota between the Gopher 5 and North 5 games, and the winners scored nearly $2 million combined.

Two Gopher 5 Jackpot Winners On October 21

Like other lotto games, Gopher 5 players purchase tickets for $1 per play hoping to win the jackpot by matching all 5 numbers. Jackpots start at $100,000 and continue to grow until someone is lucky enough to win.

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The jackpot before the Monday, October 21 drawing had grown to over $1.7 million. The winner numbers were 6-9-12-30-44 and two lucky people had all 5 numbers so they'll split the jackpot.

Each winner officially scores $864,464 and the winning tickets were purchased at the following locations.

Hy-Vee, located at 2501 White Bear Avenue in Maplewood

D & L Express, located at 61 W Highway 23 in Foreston

Those two wins alone would make for a fantastic Monday with the Minnesota Lottery, but those weren't the only big winners.

One North 5 Jackpot Winner On October 21

North 5 players purchase tickets and pick five numbers from 1 to 31. Drawings are held every day at 6:17 p.m. To win the jackpot, you'd have to match all 5 numbers and the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 169,911.00.

On October 21, the jackpot was $67,940 and the winning numbers were 1-5-11-15-29. One winning ticket matched all five numbers and the jackpot is all theirs.

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The winning ticket was purchased at the Holiday Stationstores located at 17601 Minnetonka Boulevard in Wayzata.

Congratulations to all 3 winners, although we may never find out who they are unless they decide to come forward publicly. Lottery regulations are in place to protect winners who win over $10,000. This is because big-money winners can become targets for scammers and fraud, so the Minnesota Lottery will not divulge their name unless they first agree to it.