Cedar Falls Woman Wins $500,000 Prize On Iowa Lottery Scratch Ticket
Sarah Ramirez Wins ‘Mega Bucks’ Top Prize
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CLIVE, Iowa — A Cedar Falls woman has won a $500,000 Iowa Lottery prize.
Sarah Ramirez purchased her winning “Mega Bucks” scratch ticket at Hy-Vee, 6301 University Ave. in Cedar Falls. She claimed her prize Friday at the lottery’s main office in Clive.
Ramirez is the sixth Iowa Lottery player to claim a Mega Bucks top prize since the game debuted in September 2024. Previous winners include:
- David Smutz of Cedar Rapids in December
- Debora Dunn of Bettendorf in January
- Keith Madsen of Storm Lake in February
- Jeffery Wolf of Iowa City in February
- William Campbell of Council Bluffs in April
Mega Bucks is a $50 scratch game that features 13 top prizes of $500,000, 12 prizes of $25,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.09 For more information about this game, and the number of prizes still available, visit www.ialottery.com.
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