DAVENPORT MAN WINS $50,000 LOTTERY PRIZE

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Beau Allen Wins Top Prize of $50,000 Playing "EZ Grand" Scratch Game

DES MOINES, Iowa – A Davenport man claimed the top prize of $50,000 playing the "EZ Grand" scratch game.

Beau Allen purchased his winning ticket at Hy-Vee Gas, 2353 W. Locust in Davenport. He claimed his prize Monday at the Iowa Lottery's regional office in Cedar Rapids.

EZ Grand is a $5 scratch game. Players try to win a prize by matching any of "Your Numbers" to any of the "Winning Numbers" and win the prize shown for that number. If players find the "2X" symbol they win double the prize shown for that symbol. If they find the "10X" symbol, players win 10 times the prize shown for that symbol. Prizes in the game range from $5 to $50,000. The game has overall odds of winning of 1 in 3.74.

Five top prizes of $50,000 are still available in EZ Grand, as well as more than 410 prizes of $1,000, and more than 395 prizes of $100.

Since the Iowa Lottery's inception in 1985, more than $2.2 billion has been awarded in prizes and more than $1.1 billion has been raised for state programs.