Bettendorf Woman Finds Luck & $50,000 With The Iowa Lottery

The luck continues in the Quad Cities. A woman in Bettendorf found one of Lady Luck's multiple sisters again in Bettendorf and is now $50,000. We are loving this luck in the Quad Cities but will it ever end? We sure hope not!

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The luck of the Quad Cities continues with a woman in Bettendorf. According to the Iowa Lottery, Marchelle Kosgard won the fourth top prize in the Iowa Lottery’s “Wild Card” scratch game.

Marchelle purchased her winning ticket at ExpressLane, 3718 State St. in Bettendorf, and claimed her prize Friday at the lottery’s Cedar Rapids regional office.

Marchelle becomes the 5th Bettendorf resident this summer to win a prize.

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The Quad Cities in general have had a ton of luck with the Iowa Lottery this summer. In August, Todd Rands, also from Bettendorf, won $50,000 in the 'Power Shot' scratch-off game he bought at the QC Mart, 2545 18th St.in Bettendorf.

Also in August, Russell Smith of DeWitt won $10,000 in the Iowa Lottery's "Extreme Green Progressive" InstaPlay game. Smith purchased his winning ticket at Macs Express, 1101 11th St. in DeWitt.

In late July, Ben Sanford won a $2 million Mega Millions prize when the jackpot reached an incredible $1.3 billion. Sanford bought the $2 million ticket at the Big 10 Mart, 999 Middle Road in Bettendorf.

In July, Keon Davis of Bettendorf won the second top prize in the Iowa Lottery's "Cash Creator" scratch game last week, according to Iowa Lottery officials. Davis purchased his winning ticket at Expresslane, 1208 E. Locust St. in Davenport.

Back in June, the Quad Cities saw 5 big-time winners! The last QC winner in June was Vanessa Lam of Bettendorf who won the third top prize in the Iowa Lottery's "X The Money" scratch game. The top prize is worth $50,000.

Lam bought her winning ticket at EZ Stop, 2923 Brady St. in Davenport. She claimed her prize Tuesday at the lottery's Cedar Rapids regional office.

Also in June, Davenport had not one but two lottery winners. Christine Sanders won $50,000 (she got her ticket at Express Lane Gas & Food Mart on North Harrison) and Mason Brower won $30,000 (he got his ticket at W Mart on East Locust).

On June 14th, we told you about a Rryan Claussen of Eldridge who won $100,000 on a scratch-off ticket while on a road trip with his dad. He bought that winning ticket at Casey's (1800 S. B Ave.) in Nevada.

The next day, Jean Miller from Davenport won $50,000 from the lottery's "Power Shot" scratch game. She got the winning ticket at Kwik Star at 13888 118th Ave.

Wild Card is a $5 scratch game that features eight top prizes of $50,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.40. For more information about this game, and the number of prizes still available, visit ialottery.com.