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Northern Iowa Woman Wins $50,000 Top Lottery Prize

Cynthia 'Thia' Allum Claims Cyclone™ Scratch Game Top Prize

Cynthia Allum

CLIVE, Iowa — A northern Iowa woman has won a $50,000 lottery prize.

Cynthia "Thia" Allum of Algona won the second top prize in the Iowa Lottery's "Cyclone™" scratch game. She purchased her winning ticket at Akron Stop, 107 U.S. Highway 18 in Algona, and claimed her prize Friday at the lottery's Mason City regional office.

The Cyclone scratch game features Iowa State's logo and the Cyclones' classic cardinal and gold colors. It is a $5 game that features eight top prizes of $50,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.59.

From now until 9:59 a.m. on Feb. 10, 2025, lottery players can enter nonwinning Cyclone scratch tickets into the Iowa Lottery's Dublin Your Luck promotion. Entrants have a chance to win a trip for two to Dublin, Ireland for the Cyclones' 2025 football season opener against Kansas State. For rules and complete details about this promotion, visit www.ialottery.com.

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Since the lottery's start in 1985, its players have won more than $5.8 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised more than $2.4 billion for the state programs that benefit all Iowans.

Today, lottery proceeds help our state in multiple ways. They help Iowa veterans and their families through the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund. They help the families of Iowa peace officers, firefighters and corrections employees who die in the line of duty. And they provide help for a variety of significant projects through the state General Fund.