Lottery player scans winning ticket 5 times — and still can’t believe huge Iowa prize
It had been a long night for a 27-year-old working an overnight shift in Iowa. But by morning, a quick stop at Casey’s had changed the trajectory of his day.
The Osceola man bought a scratch-off ticket after his shift at a manufacturing facility and could not believe his eyes when he saw his prize.
Chase Hill was “having an amazing day,” he told Iowa lottery officials in a Jan. 16 news release. The ticket revealed a $30,000 prize.
It took significant convincing for Hill to believe his luck, he told officials.
He scanned his ticket a total of five times, then took it back to the Casey’s convenience store to have a clerk verify his win.
When he showed the clerk his ticket, she was equally surprised.
”The lady at the counter asked me if I was lying to her,” Hill told lottery officials.
Though the clerk confirmed the $30,000 win, it wasn’t until he set foot in the Clive claims office that he believed it was real.
“Not until I got in the building and they told me it was true,” Hill said.
Hill plans to buy a new car and pay down some debt with the winnings.
Osceola is about a 50-mile drive southwest from Des Moines.
This story was originally published January 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM with the headline "Lottery player scans winning ticket 5 times — and still can’t believe huge Iowa prize."
