A ride at the Nebraska State Fair on Aug. 29, 2025. The fair is one of four beneficiary funds receiving a portion of Nebraska Lottery ticket proceeds. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Sales from a near-record Powerball jackpot run contributed to more than $14 million in proceeds that the state forwarded this week to Nebraska Lottery beneficiaries.

The $14,014,624 derived from Scratch and Lotto game ticket sales over the past three months was the sixth-largest quarterly transfer since Nebraska launched its lottery in 1993, the Nebraska Lottery said in a statement.

The amount brought overall lottery proceeds transferred to beneficiaries — such as the Nebraska State Fair and state funds for education, the environment and problem gamblers — to $1.051 billion since Nebraska’s lo

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