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Winner is a city in Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,897 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Tripp County. Winner also serves as the administrative center of neighboring Todd County, which does not have its own county seat. The nearest airport is Winner Regional Airport.
Winner is very well known for its pheasant season. Pheasant season runs from October to December and brings many individuals from throughout the United States.
The Brulé Sioux tribesman, Paul Eagle Star (1864-1891) is buried here. He attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School, enrolling in November 1882. He left the school in 1888 and worked in the blacksmith shop at Rosebud Agency in July 1889. Two years later, Eagle Star was recruited and worked under contract to perform in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, which toured in Europe. He died a few days after breaking his ankle when he fell off a horse in Sheffield, Yorkshire. His original resting place was in England’s Brompton…