Decorah Man Says Lottery Win of More than $39,000 Came at Just the Right Time
Dan Kirkeby Claims InstaPlay Jackpot Prize
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CLIVE, Iowa — A Decorah man said his lottery win of more than $39,000 came at the perfect time.
"This was nice because my wife's car died," Dan Kirkeby said with a laugh on Wednesday as he claims his prize at the lottery's Mason City regional office. "I've got to get her a car, so now I've got the money."
Kirkeby won a jackpot prize of $39,418.30 in the MONOPOLY™ Game Tokens Progressive InstaPlay game. The game, which features a progressive jackpot that starts at $5,000 and increases with every ticket sold statewide until it is won, had been climbing for more than three months before his win.
"When it gets up there to a decent number, over $30,000, I start playing it," Kirkeby said. "I had to go to work this last Saturday, got back into Decorah, stopped at Kwik Star and got my typical two tickets. The last icon on there was the winner."
Kirkeby checked his tickets when he got back to his vehicle, then rushed back into the store at 905 Short St. to double-check his big win.
"It's kind of a sense of relief when you finally win something," he said. "It's like, oh, I've got some troubles that are gone for a while."
Besides a new vehicle for his wife, Regina, Kirkeby said he has his eyes on two other sets of wheels: a pair of e-bikes for him and his wife to "scoot around town."
InstaPlay combines features of scratch and lotto games. Tickets are printed on demand from lottery terminals rather than being pre-printed, and are sometimes called "scratchless" because there is no security coating to remove.
InstaPlay games range in price from $1 to $30. For more information, visit www.ialottery.com.
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