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Iowa lottery player wins $1 but is treated like millionaire

Jan 18, 2019, 10:30 am (18 comments)Share Post Copy Link

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Tyler Heep was not a big winner, but he still wanted the big check.

The metro man says he cashed in some change from his car last week and used it to buy some scratch-off lottery tickets. When he scratched off a $1 winner he decided to cash it in just like the jackpot winners do, so he headed to Iowa Lottery headquarters.

When he asked for a big check for his 'big' prize, he was surprised when the Lottery agreed to it.

"They decided to treat me like a million dollar winner," Heep says, "The guy came down the stairs and they took me into the back room where the camera was with the Iowa Lottery logo. Sure enough they wrote me the one dollar check and had me hold it up and took the picture."

Heep used his winnings to pay for half of a gallon of gas.

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Bleudog101Jan 18, 2019, 12:31 pm

LOL!

LovelyGeminiJan 18, 2019, 12:33 pm

Awesome Job @Iowa lottery for being good sports!

music*Jan 18, 2019, 1:35 pm

Thanks, Todd for the good laugh!

hearsetraxJan 18, 2019, 1:40 pm

Green laugh

GroppoJan 18, 2019, 2:05 pm

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Good grief, was it worth it?

duckmanJan 18, 2019, 3:27 pm

Artist77Jan 18, 2019, 3:42 pm

Wow, the experience without the worry. I love this story. Am I reading this right, the ticket was signed by someone named Loss???

Tucker BlackJan 18, 2019, 4:20 pm

LOL

rcbbuckeyeJan 18, 2019, 4:55 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Artist77 on Jan 18, 2019

Wow, the experience without the worry. I love this story. Am I reading this right, the ticket was signed by someone named Loss???

LOL. Cool story.

Artist, looks like the sig is Larry L. Loss. What a name for a lottery exec.

TheMeatman2005Jan 18, 2019, 5:46 pm

Quote: Originally posted by rcbbuckeye on Jan 18, 2019

LOL. Cool story.

Artist, looks like the sig is Larry L. Loss. What a name for a lottery exec.

Larry Loss is his real name!

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Artist77Jan 18, 2019, 6:28 pm

I am waiting for someone to claim a $10 win with a trust.

Artist77Jan 18, 2019, 6:30 pm

Well Tyler did not win a "heep" of money but had fun.

TheMeatman2005Jan 18, 2019, 7:42 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Artist77 on Jan 18, 2019

Well Tyler did not win a "heep" of money but had fun.

Very punny

MsBee18Jan 18, 2019, 10:29 pm

I'd think he'd rather remain anonymous for an amount like this.

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