Readings on various official and unofficial gauges of the Nebraska economy have been dropping lately. So far, the Nebraska Lottery is not among them. The state’s main game of chance closed out fiscal 2008 with almost $122 million in sales.

In case you missed it, here’s what happened in the metro area this week: • Money. A Powerball lottery ticket worth $1 million was sold in Oklahoma City. The horrifically depressing part: I did not buy it. • Smarts. The Central Oklahoma Chapter of American Mensa is offering scholarships. The horrifically depressing part: I don’t qualify.• Government. Crews worked to repair a problem with an …

Kansas Lottery sales in 2008 fell almost $6 million short of 2007′s record tally. That represented a 2.5 percent decline to $242.7 million.

INDIANAPOLIS | Paul Curtis of Hobart started 2009 with a $100,000 prize from the Hoosier Lottery.

Maxine Thomas of Anderson has been to Hoosier Lottery Headquarters twice in the last three months after playing Lucky 5, according to a press release from the Hoosier Lottery.

The winning numbers in the Rhode Island daily lottery drawing for Friday were: 1-6-7-4

HELENA – The Montana Lottery has released the winning ticket numbers for the Montana Millionaire game. A Town Pump store in Butte sold ticket number 089574, worth $1 million.