Big winner in the Gopher 5 Jackpot Wednesday

A nearly 20-year-old record was broken in the Wednesday Gopher 5 Jackpot drawing, according to the Minnesota Lottery. One very lucky player bought a ticket at Orton’s Baxter Holiday, located at 5610 Fairview Road in Baxter for the June 26 Gopher 5 worth a record $2,045,590.

The winning Gopher 5 numbers drawn on June 26 are 16-29-35-43-46. The prize must be claimed at Minnesota Lottery headquarters in Roseville.

The win earns the store a $5,000 bonus.

Minnesota’s newest multi-millionaire is not required to go public with their win. As of Sept. 1, 2021, the names and cities of lottery prize winners above $10,000 are private data.

Gopher 5 is a Minnesota-only lotto game with drawings on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Tickets must be purchased by 6:10 p.m. on drawing days. The jackpot start at $100,000 and grows until someone wins. The overall odds to win a Gopher 5 jackpot are 1 in 1,533,939.

Visit www.mnlottery.com for more information and official rules.