INDEPENDENCE WOMAN WINS $30,000 HOT LOTTO PRIZE

Patricia Thomas Claims Prize from the May 9 Hot Lotto® Drawing

DES MOINES, Iowa – An Independence woman won $30,000 playing Hot Lotto on the May 9 drawing.

Patricia Thomas bought her winning Hot Lotto ticket at Casey's, 816 First St. in Independence. She claimed her prize Friday at the Iowa Lottery's regional office in Cedar Rapids.

The winning numbers in the May 9 $5.38 million Hot Lotto jackpot drawing were: 19-20-32-34-39 and Hot Ball 2. There was no jackpot winner for the May 9 drawing.

Thomas won a $10,000 prize by matching the first five numbers but missing the Hot Ball on her ticket. Since she added the Hot Lotto Sizzler® to her ticket, she multiplied her $10,000 win by three to claim the $30,000 prize!

Hot Lotto players choose five numbers from a pool of 39 and another number, called the Hot Ball, from a pool of 19. The Hot Lotto jackpot starts at $1 million and grows until someone wins it. Tickets in the game cost $1. Hot Lotto drawings are held at about 9:40 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, just before the Powerball drawings.

Players can multiply their non-jackpot prizes by three with the Hot Lotto Sizzler option. The cost is $1 per play. Prizes are always tripled with the Hot Lotto Sizzler.

Winning 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.

Players may visit the Iowa Lottery at 2323 Grand Ave. in Des Moines or go to one of the lottery's regional offices in Council Bluffs, Storm Lake, Mason City or Cedar Rapids to claim prizes.

Since the Iowa Lottery's start in 1985, its players have won more than $2.2 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised more than $1.1 billion for state programs.