Local Raffles in Omaha, NE: Updated 2026 List for Local Winners
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See named Omaha raffle winners, pending 2026 drawings, unpublished results, and ticket checks before entering.
There is no verified Omaha-wide list of local raffle winners for 2026. The documented record is limited to one named 2024 winner and several 2026 raffles with pending or unpublished results. Here, a local raffle means a ticket-based prize drawing run by an Omaha-area organization or connected to an Omaha event.
The list below separates named winners from future drawings and events that have not publicly identified a winner.
Which local winners have been named?
The closest documented local results come from Sts. Peter & Paul Church's 2024 Mega Bucks raffle. Its festival results named Jayme Aranda as the $5,000 winner and listed other prize recipients.
Those results should not be presented as 2026 winners. They remain useful as an example of a local organizer publishing names and prizes after a drawing. No comparable Omaha-wide results page naming 2026 winners appears in the supplied evidence.
Readers should treat any broader "2026 winners list" as incomplete unless individual organizers publish additional results.
Which 2026 raffle drawings are still ahead?
BluesEd plans to draw its 2026 guitar raffle winner on August 15 at the Playing With Fire concert. The prize is a donated EC-1 "Stealth" guitar valued at $2,200, with proceeds benefiting youth music development. According to BluesEd's 2026 raffle details, the drawing will be random and public.
The winner need not attend but must be reachable through the ticket contact information. The winner also pays any shipping costs. Project Hope's Bread for Life fundraiser is scheduled for October 1 at The Palazzo in Omaha.
Its $150 admission includes five tickets for gift-basket raffles. Proceeds support a pantry serving more than 500 Omaha-area families each month.
Which 2026 results remain unpublished?
Omaha Fringe offered a Tier 3 raffle package valued at $350 during Fringe Bingo from August 6 through August 9. Attendees qualified by completing six or more shows. The Omaha Fringe event page says the winner would be contacted, but it does not publicly name that person.
A contacted winner is not the same as a published winner, so the result cannot yet be added to a verified public list. Sts. Peter & Paul Church also announced 2026 MegaBucks ticket sales at selected Omaha-area stores beginning May 30.
That notice mentioned cash prizes but did not provide the prize amounts, drawing date, or winner names.
How should readers interpret each listing?
Raffle announcements and winner records answer different questions. A future drawing confirms an opportunity exists, while a results page confirms who received the prize. Use these labels when checking a local raffle: For contact-only results, ask the organizer whether it plans to publish a winner announcement.
Do not assume that silence means the prize was unclaimed; the public page may simply omit the recipient's name.
- Named result: The organizer publishes the winner's name and prize.
- Pending drawing: The announced drawing date has not arrived.
- Contact-only result: The organizer says it will contact the winner but publishes no name.
- Incomplete notice: Ticket sales are announced without enough drawing or prize details.
- Unverified claim: A winner appears somewhere other than an organizer's published information.
What should you check before buying a ticket?
Nebraska applies specific rules to ordinary raffles. A qualifying nonprofit or volunteer emergency organization expecting more than $5,000 in gross raffle proceeds must obtain a state license before ticket sales, while licensed Omaha raffles also require city authorization. The Nebraska Department of Revenue's charitable gaming regulations also provide practical ticket checks: Before paying, read the actual ticket for the drawing date and attendance rule, then provide contact information the organizer can use if your ticket is selected.
- Buyers of ordinary raffle tickets must be at least 18.
- Unsold tickets must be excluded from the drawing.
- The ticket must state when the winner will be determined.
- The ticket must say whether the entrant must attend to win.