Shafer wins $25,000 a year for life

Buster Shafer of Fremont has a reason to be smiling these days.
Shafer won $25,000 a year for life playing Lucky for Life from the Nebraska Lottery.
Shafer purchased the winning ticket from Hy-Vee Food Store, 840 E. 23rd St. in Fremont. The ticket matched all five winning white ball numbers (01, 12, 24, 25 and 37) from Saturday’s drawing.
When Shafer claimed his prize on Wednesday at Nebraska Lottery headquarters in Lincoln, he told Lottery officials that he plays Lucky for Life on a regular basis.
Shafer opted for the $25,000 a year annuity so he’ll receive yearly payments for the rest of his life. When he was asked what he planned to do with his first prize payment, he said he might upgrade his car to a newer model.