Quad Cities Man Wins Big With $50,000 Lottery Prize

Who doesn't love winning big? I get excited whenever I win $50... to score $50,000 is truly something to get excited about, and Manuel McGowan-Serrano sure was happy!

Earlier this week the Moline locally won with the IALottery. The game that paid out? "9s in a Line" This happened earlier this week and made headlines. It's always fun to see people win!

"A Quad Cities man has won a $50,000 Iowa Lottery prize." The Iowa Lottery went on to report,

Manuel McGowan-Serrano of Moline, Ill., won a top prize playing the "9s in a Line" scratch game. He bought his winning ticket at Kwik Star, 2050 E. 53rd St. in Davenport, and claimed his prize Monday at the lottery's regional office in Cedar Rapids.

The 9s in a Line game is a $5 game that features seven top prizes of $50,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.67. For more information about this game and the number of prizes still available, visit ialottery.com.

More About  Prizes and Proceeds With The IALottery

Since the lottery's start in 1985, its players have won more than $5.9 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised more than $2.5 billion for the state programs that benefit all Iowans.

Today, lottery proceeds help our state in multiple ways. They help Iowa veterans and their families through the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund. They help the families of Iowa peace officers, firefighters and corrections employees who die in the line of duty. And they provide help for a variety of significant projects through the state General Fund.

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