Lottery player thinks she won $3,000 — then checks her Iowa prize again. ‘No way’
A lottery player said she is “still in shock” after taking home a prize much larger than she initially thought.
Samantha Faust thought she had won $3,000 after scratching off an Iowa lottery ticket. She decided to download the lottery app to confirm the winnings only to find a much bigger surprise, according to a news release from lottery officials.
The Dexter woman didn’t win $3,000 — she won $30,000.
“I was like, ‘No way!’ I checked it two or three times after that, too,” she told lottery officials when claiming her prize June 19.
Faust plans to buy a new car with her $30,000 Crossword game winnings.
“I’ve never won anything like this before in my life,” she told officials. “I think I’m still waiting for it to sink in.”
Dexter is about a 30-mile drive west of Des Moines.
This story was originally published June 20, 2024 at 2:25 PM with the headline "Lottery player thinks she won $3,000 — then checks her Iowa prize again. ‘No way’."
