ENDING DATES ANNOUNCED FOR FOUR SCRATCH GAMES,
TWO PULL-TAB GAMES

Players Have Until May 2010 to Claim Scratch Prizes and Until March 2011 to Claim Pull-tab Prizes

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Lottery is officially ending four instant-scratch games and two pull-tab games and has established the deadline by which players must claim prizes in them.

The lottery has announced the end date for the following scratch games: "Hot Hand," "Fast Jacks," "Candy Cane Crossword" and "King of Cash." Players have until the close of business on May 3, 2010, to claim prizes in these four scratch games.

The lottery also has announced the end date for the following two pull-tab games: "Milk It" and "Lucky Lightning." Players have until the close of business on March 13, 2011, to claim prizes in these two pull-tab games.

Players may visit an Iowa Lottery retailer or one of the lottery's regional offices in Council Bluffs, Storm Lake, Des Moines, Mason City and Cedar Rapids to claim a prize.

Winning lotto numbers may be checked at the lottery Web site at www.ialottery.com or through the winning numbers' hot line at (515) 323-4633. Winning numbers may also be checked with lottery retail outlets or by calling the lottery at (515) 725-7900 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Since the Iowa Lottery's inception in 1985, its players have won more than $2.4 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised more than $1.2 billion for state programs.