A Waterloo woman said she was in utter disbelief when she first realized she’d won a $30,000 prize on a lottery scratch ticket, and as it turns out, so was her twin sister, the first person she told.
Melanie Wagner said she produced the proof by sending her sister a picture of her winning ticket, then she signed it and hid it in a safe spot until she could get to the lottery’s Cedar Rapids office to claim her winnings.
She won the first $30,000 top prize in the $3 “Lucky 3” scratch game, which just hit shelves April 5. Melanie said she decided to buy tickets in the game because its bright pink color was just glowing in the case, calling out to her. She stopped by a local convenience store to cash in a different ticket that had won a $10 prize when she decided to try the Lucky 3 game.
She said she thought for sure she was mistaken when she first saw the results of her ticket, so she re-read the directions and scanned the ticket using the lottery app on her phone. It turns out, she really had won!
At the time she claimed her prize, Melanie said she didn’t yet have plans for her winnings, but she laughingly was looking forward to hearing everyone else’s input!
I am happy for you! Enjoy your prize.
Posted by: Betty J Tovar | April 15, 2021 at 07:24 AM