"I was pretty shocked and stunned," the Evansdale woman said as she claimed her prize at the lottery headquarters in Clive. "I tried to sleep, but no."
Stephanie Carder of Clinton won a top prize in the Iowa Lottery's ELF scratch frame. Her winnings actually came down to making a difficult decision that ultimately led to this big prize.
A woman from Sabula, Iowa won $100,000 with the Iowa Lottery recently, but she's not the only big winner. 7 others from eastern Iowa have won huge prizes with the Iowa Lottery in the past month.