HUMBOLDT COUNTY WOMAN WINS $10,000 LOTTERY PRIZE

Jill Soenen Wins Top Prize Playing the "Flying Aces" Scratch Game

DES MOINES, Iowa – A Humboldt County woman won the top prize of $10,000 playing the lottery's "Flying Aces" instant-scratch game.

Jill Soenen of Dakota City claimed her prize Wednesday at the Iowa Lottery's regional office in Mason City. She purchased her winning ticket at Hy-Vee, 611 10th Ave. N. in Humboldt.

The Flying Aces scratch game is a $2 game. If "Your Card" beats the "Dealer's Card," players win the prize shown for that play area. If they find an "Ace" symbol, they win double the prize shown. The overall odds of winning in the game are 1 in 3.84.

Thirteen top prizes of $10,000 are still up for grabs in the Flying Aces game, as well as 438 prizes of $100.

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.