Winner of $250,000 Iowa Lottery Scratcher Sold in North Iowa Identified

Iowa Lottery officials have identified the winner of a scratch ticket worth a quarter-of-a-million dollars that was sold last week in north Iowa.

The Lottery says Elisa Muhs of Osage is the winner of a Top Dollar scratcher, good for a prize of $250,000, after purchasing her ticket last Wednesday (09.24) at the Casey’s General Store in Osage.

Muhs is the state’s first top prize winner of $250,000 in the Top Dollar InstaPlay game.

Other recent regional winners include Mark Iverson of Waverly, who won $25,000 in the Iowa Lottery’s “Mega Bucks” scratch game after he purchased his ticket at Casey’s in Waverly. 

Brandon Flugum of Manly won $50,000 in the “Joker’s Wild” scratch game after purchasing his winning ticket at Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh in Mason City. 

Taylor Borreson of Dorchester won $100,000 in the “Plu$ Your Bucks” scratch game, purchasing his winning ticket at Kwik Star in Waukon.