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Iowa Lottery gives players a chance to win Ultimate Art Experience

Get ready for the Ultimate Art Experience!

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Corinna Underwood

The Iowa Lottery has partnered with the Des Moines Arts Festival to give lottery players an opportunity to win an Ultimate Art Experience prize.

Iowa Lottery VIP Club members can now enter their non-winning Pocket Change scratch tickets for a chance for ten lucky winners to get their hands on this exclusive prize.

The Ultimate Art Experience prize package

The Des Moines Arts Festival takes place on June 28-30, 2024. The prize includes:

  • One night at the Surety Hotel in downtown Des Moines, with hotel parking for Saturday, June 29, 2024.
  • $1,000 in Art Bucks to use towards any art purchases at the festival.
  • Two Iowa Lottery Lounge seats for the June 29 concert at the Des Moines Art Festival, including VIP parking.
  • A meet and greet with the band (the band will be announced at the beginning of May).
  • VIP access for the weekend at the festival with snacks and private bathrooms.

The Des Moines Art Festival

Des Moines is proud to host the largest and most prestigious arts and cultural event in the Hawkeye State. Each year, the event draws more than 200,000 people. The festival features more than 150 professional visual artists showcasing their original work. You will experience art in a wide range of mediums reflecting the best of Iowa's artists chosen from almost 900 applicants. In addition to visual art, the event also hosts art activities, live music, two large stages, and pop-up performances.

How to play Pocket Change instant-win

Pocket Change is a $3 instant-win game with a top prize of $30,000. To play, remove the 25 silver coin symbols. Add up the total of the 5 coins in each vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line. If the total amount of the line equals $1 or more, you win the prize shown at the end of the line. If the total amount of the diagonal line equals $1 or more, you win five times the amount for that line. Each line is played separately. The prize range for this game is $3, $5, $10, $15, $20, $25, $30, $50, $100, $500, $1,000, and $30,000.

How to enter the Ultimate Art Experience

If you're not already an Iowa Lottery VIP Club member, register for free on the website or using the app on your smartphone. Then log into your account. Enter the code on your non-winning Pocket Change instant-win ticket. You can enter from now until 8:59 a.m. on May 29, 2024.

Once you're an Iowa Lottery VIP Club member, you can also enter your non-winning $10 Luck instant-win tickets for a chance to win tickets to see George Strait and Chris Stapleton play live at the Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, May 25, 2024.

Enjoy playing the Iowa Lottery, and please remember to play responsibly.

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