Eastern Iowa Man Wins $10,000 Lottery Prize On His Way To Claim Earlier Prize
Richard Vogt Wins 'Hit The Jackpot!' InstaPlay Prizes
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CLIVE, Iowa — A Scott County man was on his way to claim a $1,000 lottery prize when he won again. And this time, the amount involved was even bigger.
"I had to scan it again just to make sure I wasn't seeing anything," Richard Vogt of Long Grove said. "It was just an unbelievable feeling."
Vogt, 47, won both prizes, of $1,000 and $10,000, in the Iowa Lottery's "Hit the Jackpot!" InstaPlay game. He purchased both winning tickets at Hy-Vee, 4064 E. 53rd St. in Davenport. Vogt claimed his prizes Friday at the Iowa Lottery's regional office in Cedar Rapids.
Vogt said he bought the first winning ticket on his daughter's birthday, thinking that would bring him luck. Then before he drove to the lottery office to claim that first prize, he bought another ticket in the same game, this time with even better results.
"I have to say I've been pretty lucky, pretty fortunate," Vogt said.
Vogt's good fortune comes at a great time. He works at a manufacturing facility that is currently idled because of a slowdown in business.
"It's definitely a lot of relief, especially with the holidays coming up," he said of his win.
Hit The Jackpot! is a $30 game with prizes from $30 up to $250,000 and overall odds of winning of 1 in 2.97.
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 $30. For more information, visit www.ialottery.com.
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