Greene County Woman Eyes New Vehicle After $30,000 Lottery Win
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A Greene County woman won a $30,000 top prize playing the "$30,000 Crossword" scratch game. She plans to buy a Chevy with her winnings. She purchased the winning ticket at Casey's in Gowrie.
Key points
- •Winner claimed a $30,000 top prize from the "$30,000 Crossword" scratch game.
- •The winning ticket was purchased at Casey's, 1131 Market St. in Gowrie.
- •The "$30,000 Crossword" game is a $3 scratch game.
- •The game features 151 top prizes of $30,000.
- •Overall odds for the game are 1 in 3.52.
Why it matters
This highlights that top prizes, like the $30,000 won here, are still available in scratch games. Players can check the lottery website for remaining prizes and game odds.
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$30,000 Crossword
- Price: $3
- Top prize: $30,000
- Top prizes remaining: 43 / 151
- Overall odds: 1 in 3.52
- Signal: neutral · 0.2833
Data as of October 29, 2026
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CLIVE, Iowa — A Greene County woman said she is excited to go car shopping after a $30,000 lottery win.
"I'm not sure if it's a car (or) truck," Brenda Kennedy said on Monday as she claimed her prize at the lottery's main office in Clive. "I guess whatever sparks my mind, but it has to be Chevy!"
Kennedy, of Grand Junction, won a top prize in the Iowa Lottery's "$30,000 Crossword" scratch game. She purchased her winning ticket at Casey's, 1131 Market St. in Gowrie, and scratched it off at a friend's house.
In the game, players try to complete words in a puzzle with a given set of letters. The more words completed, the larger the prize.
"I said, 'I've got seven words — $100! Nope, I've got eight words, $300!'" Kennedy recalled with a laugh. "I said, 'Nope! $3,000!' And I'm like, 'Nope! $30,000!'"
She handed the ticket to her friend, who double-checked each word and confirmed the big win.
"It was like I had to pinch myself. I had to really pinch myself to think, 'This is real!'" Kennedy said. "This has never happened before."
The $30,000 Crossword game is a $3 scratch game that features 151 top prizes of $30,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.52. For more information about this game, and the number of prizes still available, visit www.ialottery.com.
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