BIG RED RAFFLE 2025 WINNERS
Congratulations to the 2025 Big Red Raffle Winners!
· Grand Prize Winner (Two (2) 2026 Nebraska Football Season Tickets donated by FMNE Insurance): Virginia Nissen, ticket #18104
· Second Prize Winner ($500 Amazon Gift Card): Michelle Hinde, ticket #06551
· Third Prize winner (50” HD LED TV): Denise Pribil, ticket #39881
Athlete Drawing Winner
Congratulations to Paul Safarik of the Lincoln Tennis Buddies team! He is this year’s Big Red Raffle athlete drawing winner. Paul won a Tablet.
Top Selling Team
Norfolk takes honors for the top selling team. The Norfolk team sold 440 books and 293 individual tickets for a total of $10,265.
The top selling team gets $1,000 cash deposited into their account. Great job Norfolk!
Top Selling Athlete In Each Region
These athletes are the top selling tickets sellers in their regions. For their hard work, they each receive a $50 Visa Gift Card.
East Region: David Harkey of Blair
East Central Region: Paige Boise of York
West Region: Paul Kruger of Chadron
West Central Region: Allie Moore of Kearney
The Teams are the big winners!
Over $135,000 was raised this year by all Special Olympics Nebraska teams combined and 100% of the proceeds of the raffle is credited to each team who sells tickets, so all the teams who sold tickets are big winners!
Thank you Elizabeth!
Special Olympics Nebraska athlete & Administrative Associate Elizabeth Austin helped draw the winners.
Big Red Raffle
The Big Red Raffle is Special Olympics Nebraska’s exciting annual fundraiser, giving participants the chance to win incredible prizes while supporting our amazing athletes. The Big Red Raffle is a chance to win Husker Football tickets, an Amazon gift card, or a big screen television. Individuals may purchase as many tickets as they want from August to November. Tickets are sold individually for $5 or as a book of 5 tickets for $20 and 100% of profits from tickets sold go right back to our teams!
100% OF PROCEEDS RETURNED TO TEAMS!
The 2025 Big Red Raffle is your chance to raise funds for your team. For many Special Olympics Nebraska teams, this is the largest team fundraiser of the year. The prizes are great and 100% of the proceeds stay with your team!
Special Olympics Nebraska covers the cost of printing and distributing the tickets, as well as the prizes and incentives.
The Raffle prizes are:
Grand Prize - Two (2) 2026 Nebraska Football Season Tickets on the 50 yard-line, donated by FMNE Insurance
2nd Prize - $500 Amazon Gift Card
3rd Prize - 50” Flat Screen TV
The 2025 Big Red Raffle begins August 3rd and will end on October 23rd. The drawing will be held on October 30, 2025 and winners will immediately be notified.
Each raffle ticket sells for $5.00, but a book of 5 costs $20.00, which saves $5.00. Tickets can be paid for using a check or money order only!
Athlete and Team Incentives
For each book sold, athletes will have their name entered into a drawing to win a Tablet! For example, if the athlete sells 4 books, their name will be entered in the drawing 4 times! (The same athlete cannot win this prize and the top-selling athlete in a region prize).
The team who has the top sales by team will receive $1,000.00 cash deposited into their team account!
The top-selling athlete in each region will receive a $50.00 Visa Gift Card.
Most importantly, 100% of the proceeds of the raffle will be credited to each team.
If you have any questions about Big Red Raffle procedures, please contact Rose Swenson at 402-331-5545 x15 or rswenson@sone.org.
