Grundy County Woman Wins $10,000 Lottery Prize
Brenda Anderson Wins Prize In '$100,000 Happy Holidays Crossword'
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CLIVE, Iowa — A Grundy County woman said she was pretty surprised after winning a $10,000 lottery prize.
Brenda Anderson, 56, of Wellsburg, won the big prize in the Iowa Lottery's "$100,000 Happy Holidays Crossword" scratch game. She purchased her winning ticket while shopping for groceries at Kwik Star, 4515 Coneflower Parkway in Cedar Falls.
She scratched her ticket later that morning in Grundy Center, where she dropped off her grandson at preschool. She thought her prize was much smaller until she scanned the ticket with her Iowa Lottery LotteryPlus mobile app, which confirmed the big win.
"You try to stay calm, but you're shaking a little bit," Anderson told officials on Tuesday as she claimed her prize at the lottery's regional office in Mason City.
Anderson said she called her three children with the news.
"They were all surprised," she said. "Nobody hardly said anything after I told them on the phone. It was really quiet. And then they're like, 'Oh, my gosh! Are you sure?' And I'm like, 'Yep!'"
Anderson, who won the fourth of 11 prizes of $10,000 in the game, said she plans to use her winnings to buy Christmas presents.
The $100,000 Happy Holidays Crossword is a $10 scratch game. It features seven top prizes of $100,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.30.
Nonwinning holiday scratch tickets can be entered into the lottery's Ho Ho Dough Play it Again" promotion from now through Jan. 7 at 8:59 a.m. The promotion includes $200,000 in cash prizes. Tickets can be entered online or through the LotteryPlus mobile app. For rules and complete details, visit www.ialottery.com.
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