Take a Look Inside This Sprawling 50,000-Acre South Dakota Ranch ·

29 Jul 2024, 00:00

Neal Wanless' dreams of becoming a cowboy came true after he won a $232.1 million Powerball jackpot at just 23-years-old and purchased this ranch with more than 45,000 acres in South Dakota, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The entrance to the Bismarck Trail Ranch. Courtesy of Hall and Hall

The Bismarck Trail Ranch has three homes on the property and also includes a working slaughterhouse, a covered arena, and multiple storage buildings, the real-estate listing shows.

The Bismarck Trail Ranch comes with three additional properties, including a slaughterhouse and a working pen. Courtesy of Hall and Hall

The property is located in Vale, South Dakota, a town of about 136 people that is 51 miles north of Rapid City.

A listing brochure created by listing brokerage Hall and Hall described Bismarck Trail Ranch as a "luxury ranching experience" with most of the working equipment located on the west side and the open meadowland located to the east.

The house includes in-floor heating for the cold winter nights and a backup generator to keep power running during bad weather.

Wanless recently sold the ranch to a Kansas-based company called J-Six South Dakota Land Holdings for $37.5 million, which is more than double what he paid for it in 2009, listing agent Robb Nelson of Hall and Hall told the Wall Street Journal.

There are multiple shops and storage buildings on the property. Courtesy of Hall and Hall

Wanless had the five-bedroom, 6,500-square-foot main house added to the property in 2012.

The main house comes with a four car garage. Courtesy of Hall and Hall

The property was named Bismarck Trail Ranch after the trail that brought pioneers from Bismarck, North Dakota to Deadwood, South Dakota during the gold rush in the 1870s.

The owner's taxidermy collection is displayed in the main room of the ranch. Courtesy of Hall and Hall

Wanless told the Wall Street Journal that he is selling this ranch so he and his wife can spend more time at her family's ranch in British Columbia.

The kitchen at Bismarck Trail Ranch includes a breakfast bar big enough to feed a small army. Courtesy of Hall and Hall

Wanless initially listed the ranch for sale for a steep $41.15 million in 2020.

The living room connects to the kitchen and breakfast area. Courtesy of Hall and Hall

In a blog post about the sale, Nelson said that it is "heartwarming to see a Midwest farming and ranching family purchase the Bismarck Ranch and continue the cattle and agricultural operation."

One of the five bedrooms at the Bismarck Ranch. Courtesy of Hall and Hall

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Take a Look Inside This Sprawling 50,000-Acre South Dakota Ranch

Neal Wanless' dreams of becoming a cowboy came true after he won a $232.1 million Powerball jackpot at just 23-years-old and purchased this ranch with more than 45,000 acres in South Dakota, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Neal Wanless' dreams of becoming a cowboy came true after he won a $232.1 million Powerball jackpot at just 23-years-old and purchased this ranch with more than 45,000 acres in South Dakota, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The Bismarck Trail Ranch has three homes on the property and also includes a working slaughterhouse, a covered arena, and multiple storage buildings, the real-estate listing shows.

Wanless recently sold the ranch to a Kansas-based company called J-Six South Dakota Land Holdings for $37.5 million, which is more than double what he paid for it in 2009, listing agent Robb Nelson of Hall and Hall told the Wall Street Journal.

Wanless had the five-bedroom, 6,500-square-foot main house added to the property in 2012.

The property was named Bismarck Trail Ranch after the trail that brought pioneers from Bismarck, North Dakota to Deadwood, South Dakota during the gold rush in the 1870s.

Wanless told the Wall Street Journal that he is selling this ranch so he and his wife can spend more time at her family's ranch in British Columbia.

Wanless initially listed the ranch for sale for a steep $41.15 million in 2020.

In a blog post about the sale, Nelson said that it is "heartwarming to see a Midwest farming and ranching family purchase the Bismarck Ranch and continue the cattle and agricultural operation."

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