Feb 10, 2021
A Marshalltown woman has won a $30,000 lottery prize. Petra Minjarez won the 71st top prize in the Iowa Lottery’s “Bonus Crossword” scratch game. She bought her winning ticket at Marshall Beer, Wine & Spirits, 11 N. Third Ave. in Marshalltown, and claimed her prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters in Clive.
Bonus Crossword is a $3 scratch game that features overall odds of 1 in 3.52 and 144 top prizes of $30,000.
About the Iowa Lottery: Since the lottery’s start in 1985, its players have won more than $4.6 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised more than $2 billion for state programs. Today, lottery proceeds have four main purposes in Iowa. They provide help for our state’s veterans and their families through the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund; support through the Iowa Public Safety Survivor Benefits Fund for the surviving family members of Iowa peace officers and fire fighters who die in the line of duty; help for a variety of significant projects through