Iowa woman thinking of planning a vacation after winning $300K lottery prize

A Hinton, Iowa woman is now $300,000 richer. 39-year-old Renae Beeck won 17 of 19 top prizes in the Iowa Lottery’s “Colossal crossword” scratch game

She bought the winning ticket at Casey’s in Glenwood for $30.

The travel nurse told the Iowa Lottery that she plans to put the bulk of the money away for retirement but wants to go on vacation first. Beeck picked up her prize at the lottery’s headquarters in Clive. The odds of winning are 1 in 2.29.

The winning lottery ticket still remains unclaimed as the ticket was unregistered so the lottery officials urge all the lottery ticket holders to check their tickets and sign on the back of them.

If anybody has a winning ticket, the player must keep it safe and claim the winning prize by visiting the nearest lottery headquarters. The player can also have the facility of calling or sending mail to start the claiming process.