Feeling Lucky? This Waterloo Man’s $10 Bet Earned Him $100K

We all have a good idea of what we'd do if we won the lottery.

Some of us would quit our jobs (depending on the prize money); others would invest it so that money can grow, and a good chunk of people would use it to erase some of our debts.

Well, Iowans sure do enjoy these games of chance.

Nationwide, Americans spent $95.6 billion on lottery tickets in 2021. During that same year, Iowans spent about $422,897 on lottery tickets and about $132 per capita in the Hawkeye State, according to reports.

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Waterloo Man Wins Big Lottery Prize

One lucky man picked up a scratch off ticket from the Neighborhood Mart located at 2100 Lafayette Street in Waterloo last week.

His name is Travis Green, and the $10 ticket he purchased quickly transformed into a major lottery prize with just a few scratches.

"Oh, it was awesome!" Green said. "I had my friends there and everything!"

Green ended up winning $100,000 through the Iowa Lottery. He played SCRABBLE Crossword, which is a $10 scratch game based on the classic board game with overall odds of 1 in 3.20.

The Waterloo man had a good feeling that he was about to win the grand prize. Before he revealed his final word, Green gathered

"I'm like, 'Hey man, check this out! I'm about to win $100,000!'" the thirty-seven old man said.

Green told officials at the Iowa Lottery that he's not completely sure what he'll be doing with the winnings.

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