Fall FestivalFriday, November 6
Mary Martin wins $1,343,075 in the record West Side Nut Club Half Pot
The 5AM Henderson team
The wait is over: Mary Martin is the 2026 West Side Nut Club Half Pot winner. The Nut Club announced Thursday afternoon that she won $1,343,075, half of a record $2,686,150 pot.
The $2,686,150 Half Pot splits evenly between winner and Nut Club
The 2026 West Side Nut Club Half Pot, $2.69 million, by where it comes from and where it goes
Comes from
$2.69 million
Goes to
Comes from
- $2.7M 2026 Half Pot total 100%
$2.69 million
Goes to
- $1.3M Winner Mary Martin 50%
- $1.3M West Side Nut Club 50%
Sources: 104.1 WIKY, Eyewitness News, Courier & Press
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| Amount | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| From: 2026 Half Pot total | $2.69 million | 100% |
| To: Winner Mary Martin | $1.34 million | 50% |
| To: West Side Nut Club | $1.34 million | 50% |
Martin said she and her husband bought their tickets Saturday on Franklin Street and stuck with their already chosen line, even when a Nut Club member they knew offered to take them in their line. “Little did we know what that decision would mean,” she said. She called the money a “tremendous help” as they look to retirement.
- Winning ticket: D-47-65-104
- Early Bird prize: $25,000 to Holly Overton
- Early Bird sponsor: Liberty Federal Credit Union
- Next Fall Festival: Oct. 4 to 9, 2027
The 2026 Half Pot topped its own record
- $2,686,150
- record Half Pot total in 2026
- $1,343,075
- to winner Mary Martin
- $25,000
- Early Bird prize
- $14,902,440
- raised over the past eight years
Sources: 104.1 WIKY, Courier & Press
The Nut Club says the Half Pot has raised $14,902,440 over the past eight years. This year's total ran about $68,000 more than last year's.
Sources: Courier & Press, 104.1 WIKY, Eyewitness News