Nebraska Powerball player hit $1 million with numbers she kept for two years

One of Nebraska’s newest $1 million Powerball winners did not follow the number pattern that drove the April 29 drawing’s unusual wave of prizes.

Instead, Ord resident Roberta Trumbo won by sticking with the same set of numbers she first received as a Quick Pick more than two years ago.

A different path to a $1 million prize

That April 29 drawing became known for a rare cluster of big wins. The numbers 3, 19, 35, 51, 67 and Powerball 15 matched a visible pattern found on many Powerball play slips, which helped produce 89 second-tier winners of at least $1 million and two jackpot-winning tickets.

Trumbo’s ticket stood apart. Rather than marking a play-slip pattern, she played a number set she had saved from an old Quick Pick and continued to use on multi-draw purchases.

Where the winning ticket was sold

The winning ticket was sold at Trotter’s Whoa & Go Express IV on South 2nd Street in Ord, Nebraska. Trumbo said she learned she was one of the big winners on April 30, the day after the drawing.

When she claimed the prize, she said the moment still did not feel fully real.

Why the April 29 drawing got so much attention

The April 29 Powerball drawing was not just about one Nebraska winner. It also produced a split jackpot worth $143.4 million, with winning tickets sold in Indiana and Kansas.

What made the drawing especially notable was how many players appear to have landed on the same number layout using visual play-slip patterns. Trumbo’s win adds a different angle to that story: one player reached the same prize tier by staying with her own long-running number routine.

What Powerball players should know next

Powerball tickets cost $2, and drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday nights. After the April 29 result, the next estimated annuity jackpot moved to $30 million.

If you want the latest on upcoming drawings and prize updates, visit the Powerball game page or check more lottery news on NichebrAI.