DES MOINES MAN WINS $10,000 LOTTERY PRIZE

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Forrest Laidlaw Wins $10,000 Playing "$35 Million Cash Spectacular" Scratch Game

DES MOINES, Iowa – A Des Moines man won $10,000 playing the "$35 Million Cash Spectacular" instant scratch game.

Forrest Laidlaw claimed his prize Monday at the Iowa Lottery’s headquarters in Des Moines. He purchased his winning ticket at Hy-Vee, 3221 S.E. 14th St. in Des Moines.

The $35 Million Cash Spectacular is a $10 game. Players who match any of "their numbers" to any "winning number" on their ticket win the prize shown for that play area. If they find a "star" symbol, they win the prize shown instantly. The overall odds of winning in the game are about 1 in 3.

The $35 Million Cash Spectacular began with more than 1.4 million prizes available. Three top prizes of $250,000 are still up for grabs in the game along with 12 prizes of $20,000, 24 prizes of $10,000 and several thousand prizes ranging from $100 to $1,000.

Since the Iowa Lottery's start in 1985, its players have won more than $2.4 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised more than $1.2 billion for state programs.