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Lester Prairie Resident Amazed with $100,000 Lottery Win

JUNE 26, 2008 — Patrice Dietel of Lester Prairie claimed a $100,000 Lottery prize on June 25 that she won by playing the High Stakes scratch game.

“I couldn’t believe it,” she said at the Lottery’s office in Roseville where she claimed her prize.  “I was totally amazed — I just kept looking at it, relooking at it and rereading the directions to make sure I was reading it right,” recalled Dietel as she discovered her win. 

Dietel purchased the winning ticket at T-Road Tavern, located at 110 Broadway St. E. in New Germany.

High Stakes is a $5 casino-style scratch game that offers players 17 chances to win the high stakes — a $100,000 top prize. Three of five $100,000 prizes remain in the game. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 3.5.

Each ticket contains five casino-style games of fun. Here’s how to play:

• 2 of a Kind – If your cards match, you win the prize shown.
• Roulette – Match any of your numbers to the winning number and win the prize shown. 
• 7-11 – If the total of your dice is 7 or 11 in a single roll, win the prize shown for that roll.
• Slots – Match three like symbols in any one pull and win the prize shown for that pull.
• Fast 50 – Get a money bag symbol and win $50 instantly.

Lottery players must be 18 years of age or older. Please play responsibly. If you or someone you know needs help with a gambling problem, call (800) 333-HOPE.