On 85th Birthday, Adel Woman Claims $77,777 Lottery Prize
Nedra Gayle Schultz Claims Top Prize In '7 7 7' Scratch Game
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CLIVE, Iowa — A Dallas County woman celebrated her 85th birthday on Wednesday by claiming a $77,777 prize.
"Best one I've ever had! " Nedra Gayle Schultz, of Adel, said with a laugh.
Schultz won the fifth top prize in the Iowa Lottery "s "7 7 7 " scratch game on a ticket she purchased at Casey "s, 816 Greene St. in Adel. She chose that game for an obvious reason.
"I like sevens, " she said. "Seven "s always been my lucky number. "
She scratched her ticket in the store and said a feeling of disbelief crept in when she uncovered one of the game "s top prizes.
"It "s a strange feeling, it really is, " she told officials on Wednesday as she claimed her prize at lottery headquarters in Clive. "It "s not, "Oh, yay! " It "s kind of like, "Is this real? " Now, I know it "s real! "
Schultz said she has a practical idea in mind for some of her winnings.
"I "m going to buy a headstone with part of it, " she said with a laugh. "That sounds a little morbid, but other than that, I really haven "t [decided]. Nothing big. "
The 7 7 7 game is a $10 scratch game that features eight top prizes of $77,777 and overall odds of 1 in 2.95. For more information about this game, and the number of prizes still available, visit www.ialottery.com.
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