How One Cedar Falls Woman Turned $5 into $50,000

Want to know a magic trick? A Cedar Falls woman turned five bucks into... $50K!

Theoretically, most of us could also perform this little trick...

How Hazel Hurley Made $5 into $50,000

Now, obviously, Cedra Falls resident Hazel Hurley didn't perform a real magic trick. Making $50,000 magically appear would be a neat trick, however.

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Hurley is, however, celebrating a big win after scoring a $50,000 prize from the Iowa Lottery.

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Hurley won the 89th top prize in the Iowa Lottery’s $50,000 Super Crossword scratch game.

Not bad, right?

The most I've ever won from a scratch ticket is $100. Look, it was on a $1 ticket, so I am not complaining... but still! Show ME the money!

Where Hurley Purchased Her $50K Winner

She bought her winning ticket at the Kwik Star on Barrick Road in Janesville and claimed her prize Monday at the lottery’s Cedar Rapids regional office.

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The $50,000 Super Crossword is a $5 scratch game offering 105 top prizes of $50,000, with overall odds of 1 in 3.26.

You can check out all the Iowa Lottery scratch games currently running on the Iowa Lottery's scratch tickets page.

If you come into a few extra bucks, maybe you want to check out some of the new restaurants and bars that have opened this year!

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