$25,000 a year for life lottery prize won by Cedar Rapids couple
$25,000 a year for life lottery prize won by Cedar Rapids couple, the couple will be getting the amount $25,000 per year for the next 20 years.
Thomas matched the first five numbers, but missed the Lucky Ball in the Nov. 4, 2021 Lucky for Life drawing. Thomas said his good fortune came after a happy accident.
Though they have purchased the lottery ticket in November but they have claimed there lottery ticket recently.
Thomas' original ticket was for the Wednesday drawing instead of the Thursday drawing that he intended. That small mistake made him a lottery winner.
Iowa Lottery says Chuck and his wife Sherry chose to take the lump-sum payment of $390,000. "Hopefully, this will make our retirement a lot easier," Chuck Thomas said.
They refused the installments method of getting the lottery and opted for one time lump sum.
