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Decorah Man Wins $20,000 Lottery Prize

Daniel Kirkeby Claims Big Prize In 'Word Search' InstaPlay Game

Daniel Kirkeby

CLIVE, Iowa - A Decorah man has won a $20,000 lottery prize.

Daniel Kirkeby won the big prize in the Iowa Lottery's "Word Search" InstaPlay game. He purchased his winning ticket at Casey's, 516 Rossville Road in Waukon, and claimed his prize Wednesday at the lottery's Cedar Rapids regional office.

Kirkeby also won a $100,000 lottery prize in February 2021 and a $50,000 prize in September 2021.

Word Search is a $20 game that features 25 top prizes of $100,000, 75 prizes of $20,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.05.

The InstaPlay product combines features from instant-scratch and lotto games. InstaPlay tickets are called "scratchless" because they have no security coating that needs to be removed to determine the prize won. And rather than having supplies of tickets printed in advance like those in traditional scratch and pull-tab games, InstaPlay tickets are printed on demand from the lottery terminal.

InstaPlay games range in price from $1 to $20. For more information, visit ialottery.com.

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