O'BRIEN COUNTY MAN WINS $50,000 LOTTERY PRIZE

Douglas Saboe Wins Top Prize Playing the "Funky 5's" Scratch Game

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

Douglas Saboe from Hartley claimed his prize Tuesday at the Iowa Lottery's regional office in Storm Lake. He bought his winning ticket at Dyno's, 4318 Highway Blvd. in Spencer.

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 1,085 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.