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It's been a lucky week for a number of lottery players in Arkansas. The biggest winner was James G. from Sherwood, who won an $85,000 Natural State Jackpot prize.
In an interview with lottery officials, James said it was his favorite game. He was out getting his wife's car fixed and stopped in at the E-Z Mart located at 1321 S Main St, Little Rock, to buy five Quick Pick tickets for the January 11 drawing.
He checked his tickets with the Arkansas Lottery + Club app the next day and was thrilled to find he'd won a prize of $85,000. The winning numbers were 2, 17, 22, 24 and 39. James' heart was racing, but he wanted to surprise his family, so he decided to keep his win a secret for a while. He said, “I thought, 'Should I call my wife or not?' And I said no, I'm just going to take the check in the house.” He intends to use the money to pay off some bills.
$50,000 Blast instant-win
Lucky Kimberly Peters from Hamburg won a cash prize by playing the $20 $50,000 Blast instant-win game. She stopped at the Mobil Station located at 1133 Highway 278 LLC in Monticello to buy her ticket on the way to church. She had her fingers crossed to win $5,000 and won $50,000 instead. She plans to use her winning to pay off her bills.
Husband and wife G. And H. Zachery from Stephens also claimed a top $50,000 prize from a $50,000 Blast instant-win game. They bought the winning ticket from Stephens Pit Stop, located at 311 S. 1st Street in Stephens, as part of their daily lottery routine. The couple plans to share some of their prizes with their family and take care of their expenses.
How to play the $50,000 Blast
This is a $20 scratch-off ticket with a top prize of $50,000. To play, scratch off the six silver dollar symbols to reveal the winning numbers. Then, remove the 25 sacks of cash symbols to reveal your numbers. If any of your numbers match the winning numbers, you win the prize amount for that number. Reveal a diamond symbol and instantly win the prize shown. Get a 5X or 10X symbol and multiply your prize by that amount. If you reveal a coin symbol in the first bonus box, you win the amount shown. If you reveal a moneybag symbol in the second bonus box, you win the prize shown.
About the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery
Since 2009, the Natural State Lottery has raised over $1.3 billion to support scholarships throughout the state. This has enabled more than 720,000 college scholarships to be awarded to Arkansas students.
