CEDAR RAPIDS WOMAN WINS $10,000

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Ayron Vivians Wins Top Prize in New Scratch Game

DES MOINES, Iowa - A Linn County woman has won a substantial lottery prize.

Ayron Vivians of Cedar Rapids won the top prize in the “Bankroll” instant-scratch game. She purchased the winning ticket at Hawkeye Convenience Store, 1120 Old Marion Road N.E. in Cedar Rapids.

Vivians claimed the prize at the Iowa Lottery's regional office in Cedar Rapids.

Bankroll is a $2 instant-scratch game. If a player finds a “Bankroll” symbol, he or she wins the prize shown below that symbol. The overall odds of winning in the game are about 1 in 5.

Vivians claimed the first top prize in the game. Nine top prizes of $10,000 are still available in the game, along with about 940 prizes of $80.

Since the Iowa Lottery's inception in 1985, more than $2.1 billion has been awarded in prizes and more than $1.1 billion has been raised for state programs.