Two Eastern Iowa Women Both Win Top Prizes In Scratch Off Games

I really want to win the lottery one of these days. Even if it's a simple $5. It just sounds like the excited I need and you probably need too. Two women in Iowa not only have the feeling of winning money from the Iowa Lottery but the feeling of winning a lot of money.

In less than a week, two women in eastern Iowa have claimed six-figure winnings. Combined, these two ladies have claimed over a half-million dollars.

The first one to claim their winnings was a southeastern Iowa woman who won a $250,000 lottery prize. Rachele Thornburg of New London, which is in Henry County, won the eighth top prize in the Iowa Lottery's "Lucky 7 Bonus" scratch game.

She purchased her winning ticket at Jet Stop, 301 W. Main St. in New London, and claimed her prize Friday at the lottery's Cedar Rapids regional office.

Lucky 7 Bonus is a $20 scratch game that features 20 top prizes of $250,000, 76 prizes of $10,000, and overall odds of 1 in 2.88.

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Then an eastern Iowa woman won a $300,000 lottery prize. Rachelle Chapman of Tipton, which is in Cedar County, won the fifth top prize in the Iowa Lottery's "Ruby Red Crossword" scratch game on a ticket purchased at Hy-Vee, 3285 Crosspark Road in Coralville. She claimed her prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters in Clive.

Ruby Red Crossword is a $30 scratch game that features 16 top prizes of $300,000, 47 prizes of $10,000, and overall odds of 1 in 2.29.

For more information about both of these games and the number of prizes still available, visit www.ialottery.com.