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Champlin Resident Wins $200,000 Lottery Prize

JULY 10, 2009 — Brandi Spoden of Champlin won a $200,000 prize by playing the Lottery’s Hit the Jackpot scratch game.

On the afternoon of July 9, Spoden stopped at BP of Champlin, 11201 Aquila Drive N. in Champlin and handed the store employee a Hit the Jackpot scratch ticket that won $10. “He asked me if I hit the jackpot and I said, ‘No, that’ll never happen!’” Spoden said. The clerk gave Spoden another Hit the Jackpot ticket that she bought with the $10 in winnings. “I went out to the car and scratched it,” she recalled.

As she scratched the cards in the Blackjack game, Spoden saw that her hand of 21 beat the dealer’s hand of 20. The prize for beating the dealer amazed her — $200,000! “I closed my eyes for a minute and looked at it again,” she recalled. She was still looking at a $200,000 prize, so she immediately drove home to tell her husband about her win.

Spoden laughingly recalled that as she neared her home, “I drove down the road and laid on the horn the whole time.” Spoden’s husband, Doug, acknowledged his wife’s excitement. He said he was working outside when “I heard this horn — she comes driving down the block with her hand on the horn!”      

The couple called the Lottery’s headquarters and immediately drove to Roseville to claim the prize.

Hit the Jackpot is a $10 scratch game that offers 25 chances to win up to $200,000. There are currently three of four $200,000 prizes remaining to be claimed. The overall odds of winning a prize by playing the Hit the Jackpot scratch game are 1 in 3.30.

To play, scratch the play area. If you match any of your numbers to any wheel number in the Roulette game, you win the prize shown. To play Blackjack, your hand must beat the dealer’s hand (within the same game) to win the prize shown for that game. Reveal a “joker” symbol in your hand to double the prize shown for that game! Match three like symbols across within a pull in any of the Slots games to win the prize shown in the legend. Win $10 instantly if you find a “win” symbol. For the 7-11 game, you win the prize for a roll if the roll adds up to 7 or 11.

Check for Lotto Games winning numbers and unclaimed prizes information. Players can also get winning numbers 24 hours a day by calling (651) 634-1111.

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.

This document is available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities by calling (651) 635-8273. TTY users should dial (651) 635-8268 or (800) 657-3833.