Davenport Man Wins $250,000 Lottery Prize
Michael Miller Claims Top Prize In $20 'MONOPOLY Doubler' Scratch Game
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CLIVE, Iowa — A Davenport man said his $250,000 lottery win brought a huge sense of relief.
“I'm debt-free,” Michael Miller said on Thursday as he claimed his prize at the lottery's Cedar Rapids regional office. “I'm paying everything off, I'm buying a brand-new truck and we'll still have a hundred grand to mess with.”
Miler, 53, won the first top prize in the Iowa Lottery's new $20 “MONOPOLY Doubler” scratch game. He stopped at Sub Express & Gas, 4307 W. Locust St. in Davenport, to cash in a pair of $10-winning tickets from earlier in the day and used those winnings to buy his lucky $250,000-winning ticket.
“I just scratched the bottom code, the scan code, scanned it and it said $250,000,” Miller said. “I had to scan it two or three times. I was very, very excited.”
It was the second big lottery win for Miller, who also claimed a prize of $77,777 several years ago.
“Everybody calls me Money Mike,” he said with a laugh. “Yeah, I consider myself not lucky, but in the right place at the right time.”
Based on the classic board game, MONOPOLY Doubler is a $20 scratch game that features prizes from $20 to $250,000 and overall odds of 1 in 2.90.
From now until 9:59 a.m. on May 19, 2026, players can enter nonwinning MONOPOLY tickets for a chance to win a share of $200,000 in cash prizes. For more information about this promotion, visit www.ialottery.com.
$20 MONOPOLY Doubler scratch game is under license from Scientific Games, LLC.
The MONOPOLY name and logo, the distinctive design of the game board, the four corner squares, the MR. MONOPOLY name and character, as well as each of the distinctive elements of the board and playing pieces are trademarks of Hasbro for its property trading game and game equipment. ©1935, 2026 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.
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