March 28, 2024

Ending date announced for 9 scratch games

Deadline established to claim prizes in the games that are ending

CLIVE – As part of its standard procedures, the Iowa Lottery is officially ending sales in nine of its instant-scratch games and has established the deadline by which players must claim prizes in them.

The lottery has announced the end date for the following games: “Blazing Hot 7s Game Book,” “$100,000 Mega Crossword” (Game 850), “Hole In Won,” “Oh Deer Bingo,” “Shiny Bright Crossword,” “Winter Wishes Super Crossword,” “Tis the Season,” “Double Deuces” and “Lucky 7s.” Players have until the close of business on Oct. 17 to claim prizes in them.

Players may visit an Iowa Lottery retailer or one of the lottery’s offices in Clive, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Mason City and Storm Lake to claim scratch-game prizes.

The lottery replaces ending games with new games throughout the year. A complete list of all current games can be found on the lottery website at www.ialottery.com.

Since the lottery’s start in 1985, its players have won more than $3.6 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised more than $1.7 billion for the state programs that benefit all Iowans.

Today, lottery proceeds in Iowa have three main purposes: they provide support for veterans, help for a variety of significant projects through the state general fund and backing for the Vision Iowa program, which was implemented to create tourism destinations and community attractions in the state and build and repair schools.