INDIANOLA MAN WINS $50,000 LOTTERY PRIZE

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Frank Rasko Wins Top Prize Playing the "Funky 5's" Scratch Game

DES MOINES, Iowa – An Indianola man won the top prize of $50,000 playing the lottery's "Funky 5's" instant-scratch game.

Frank Rasko claimed his prize Tuesday at the Iowa Lottery’s headquarters in Des Moines. He bought his winning ticket at Jiffy, 311 N. Jefferson St. in Indianola.

Funky 5's is a $5 scratch game with three different money-themed play areas on each ticket. Prizes in the game range from $5 to $50,000.

Five top prizes of $50,000 are still up for grabs, as well as more than 270 prizes of $500 and more than 1,000 prizes of $150.

Since the Iowa Lottery's start 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.