Charles City woman wins $30K on lottery scratcher

To The Press

A Charles City woman has won a $30,000 prize in an Iowa Lottery scratch ticket game.

Roberta Hill won the fourth top prize in the Iowa Lottery’s “Diamond Mine 9X” game. She purchased her winning ticket at Prime Wine & Spirits in Mason City, and claimed her prize Monday at the lottery’s Mason City regional office.

Diamond Mine 9X is a $3 scratch game that features eight top prizes of $30,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.51. For more information about this game and the number of prizes still available, visit ialottery.com.

Since the lottery’s start in 1985, its players have won more than $5.5 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised more than $2.3 billion for state programs.

Lottery proceeds are used to help support Iowa veterans and their families through the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund. They help the families of Iowa peace officers, firefighters and corrections employees who die in the line of duty. And they are used for a variety of projects through the state general fund.