NL's Willenborg wins top prize in scratch game

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 12:00am

DES MOINES– A North Liberty man certainly got dealt the right hand in the Iowa Lottery’s “Hot Hand” scratch game. Wayne Willenborg claimed his $21,000 prize Tuesday at the Iowa Lottery office in Cedar Rapids. Willenborg bought his winning ticket at Cigarette Outlet in North Liberty. The overall odds of winning in the game are 1 in 3.74. Four top prizes of $21,000 have yet to be claimed in Hot Hand, along with thousands of smaller prizes.