Matthew Mary of Manly claimed the fifth of 11 top prizes of $50,000 available in the Iowa Lottery’s “Winter Wishes Super Crossword” holiday scratch game.
Mary claimed his prize Tuesday at the lottery’s regional office in Mason City. He purchased his winning ticket at Pronto Market, 204 E. South St. in Manly.
Winter Wishes Super Crossword is a $5 scratch game. Players scratch the “Your Letters” then scratch the corresponding letters found in Puzzles 1 and 2 and the “Bonus Word.” If he/she has scratched at least three complete words in Puzzle 1 or three complete words in Puzzle 2, they win the corresponding prize shown in the prize legend for that puzzle. If he/she scratches 10 complete words in Puzzle 1, he/she wins the game’s $50,000 top prize. The overall odds of winning a prize in the game are 1 in 3.46.
Awesome x-mas gift, great news you lucky man.