U.S.WEIRD NEWS
Small town Minnesota resident wins $2M Powerball prize
A Bring Me The News report says the Powerball prize landed in a small Minnesota town; the winner has not been named.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell on this story, from Late Night BBN at 10:03 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Bring Me The News's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Bring Me The News: “Small town Minnesota resident wins $2M Powerball prize”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 10:03 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: Minnesota.
- BBN covered this story before: Democrats worry about tight races in Minnesota, Maine and Michigan (October 15).
The real story
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- Bring Me The NewsSmall town Minnesota resident wins $2M Powerball prize
What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, the one we teased: somebody in a small Minnesota town is two million dollars richer tonight after winning a Powerball prize.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTwo million dollars, Kenji, in a town small enough that everybody already knows whose ticket it is, or will by breakfast.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe report from Bring Me The News doesn't name the winner, so for now it's the most famous nobody in Minnesota.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's a gas station clerk's dream, handing over the ticket and watching a neighbor's whole life change.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentImagine telling the group chat. Or not telling it, and then someone sees you buying a boat.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA boat in Minnesota. Ten thousand lakes, and now one of them has your name on it.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwo million sounds huge, but after taxes it's a very nice house and a lot of anxiety.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA very nice house with a view of one of those ten thousand lakes, paid off, no mortgage hanging over your head.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA drive-through window. In the house.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFor the mail, the groceries, and the occasional hot dish. Winners deserve convenience.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe winner buys one ticket and gets two million dollars. You'd get a house with a drive-through and a waiting line of neighbors.
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