VOL. 36 NO. 1
• Love is in the Air
• Million Dollar Feeling
• Friday the 13th Winner
• The Story of Beauty
• Christmas Miracle
The trip is designed as an all-inclusive, expenses paid first-class trip to Kona, Hawaii. The Idaho Lottery has worked closely with Harmon Travel to deliver the best experiences for the winner.
THE TRIP TO THE BIG ISLAND INCLUDES:
The new year isn’t just about new beginnings, it is also the beginning of the season of love, when romance blends with winter’s fresh snowflakes. This year’s Valentine’s Day Scratch Game Love is in the Air is all about the season. The game features two top prizes of $50,000 and a second chance promotion that will have your players dreaming of swaying palm trees and those romantic tropical breezes. In the game, players match WINNING NUMBERS hidden under wallets of money to YOUR NUMBERS hidden under twenty hearts. If they match their numbers, they win the prize shown. If they receive a 2X symbol they win two times the corresponding prize. This travel themed game even features luggage. Players who scratch the rolling BONUS BAG and reveal the word LOVE also win the corresponding prize.
The best part of this game is for the non-winners. All non-winning Love is in the Air Scratch tickets are eligible for entry into the second chance dream vacation of a lifetime!
LOVE IS IN THE AIR SECOND CHANCE
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Players may enter all non-winning Love is in the Air scratch tickets for a chance to win an extraordinary seven-night trip for two to paradise. This first-class dream vacation to the tropical beaches of Hawaii includes airfare, hotel accommodations, and exciting island excursions. Entries are accepted for the duration of the game and entered through the Idaho Lottery’s VIP Club at vip.idaholottery.com or via tele-entry at 208-334-4656. Published January 2025
Two (2) business class airline tickets from Boise or similar airport (Spokane or Salt Lake International) to Kona, Hawai’i
First class accommodations at a 5-star resort in Kona, Hawaii
Daily breakfast and meal allowance
Rental vehicle
TOUR OPTIONS:
Ultimate Circle Island Explorer (with volcano tour)
Ohana Kohala Waterfalls Adventure
Zodiac Raft Whale Watching Adventure
Mauna Kea Arnott’s Adventures (sunset tour with a visit to Onizuka Astronomy Complex and stargazing)
A luau
The prize also includes $1,000 spending cash. The two (2) business class airline tickets are from Boise or similar airport (Spokane or Salt Lake International) to Kona, Hawaii. The prize withholding tax is paid by the Lottery.
Let your players know that Love is in the Air this winter. They could win $50,000 or they might just be packing their bags for a trip to paradise!
Dear Retailers,
As we begin 2025, and I reflect on the past year, I would have never imagined myself finishing 2024 by returning to Idaho, let alone having the good fortune to work for the state and run the Idaho Lottery and the Liquor Division. And for this opportunity, I am truly grateful.
The new year begins as the last one ended, as lottery players remain engaged with our fun and entertaining games. The early sell-out of the Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle this year was no surprise: Idahoans love this game. As our sales leading up to and through Christmas indicate, our players continued to visit your stores on a regular basis. Without Raffle to buy for gifts, they turned their interests to buying holiday-themed Scratch Games for stocking stuffers and presents.
Our Do Good programs were also very successful throughout the course of 2024. In the Calendar Year, we provided 590 schools a total of $390,312 in needed resources, supplies, and books that went directly to school librarians and classroom teachers. Additionally, during the summer, we returned the largest dividend in Lottery history to the people of Idaho - $84 million – for the betterment of public education and the State of Idaho’s permanent facilities.
Finally, as we close out our 35th Anniversary year, there is much to be thankful for, including everyone who participates willingly in our games and the ongoing support from you, our strong retail base. I would also like to thank each of you for your continued commitment and support of the Lottery, our mission, and the work we do that makes a difference every day.
Happy New Year!
THE STORY OF BEAUTY
One of the more inspiring Classroom Wishlist visits this fall was from the inspiring story of Beauty, a bald eagle who was shot illegally and rescued by Birds of Prey Northwest founder Jane Veltkamp. Misti Newby, the STEM teacher at Black Canyon Elementary School in Grace invited Veltkamp to give a raptor presentation to the students of the district in late October.
Beauty was the recipient of a revolutionary 3D-printed beak to replace the one she lost. Although Beauty was never able to return to the wild, she resided
with Veltkamp for an additional 20 years. Jane wrote a book in 2017 about Beauty's inspiring story which became a best seller and won many national awards.
The STEM students at Black Canyon Elementary learned about the plight of Raptors living in the west from the presentation and made practical use of their 3-D printer attempting to replicate Beauty’s beak as a classroom project.
The Idaho Lottery Classroom Wishlist program helped with the fundraising for the Birds of Prey Northwest school assembly and presentation.
Here is a list of the current projects that will help schools to begin 2025:
Glenns Ferry Elementary, Glenns Ferry – Photography equipment
Highland School District, Craigmont – Classroom books
Maple Grove Elementary, Boise – Classroom Seating
Nampa High School, Nampa - Classroom Supplies
Orofino Elementary, Orofino – Classroom furniture
Orofino Jr/Sr High, Orofino – Whiteboard and whiteboard supplies
Peregrine Elementary, Meridian - Classroom transformation
Ponderosa Elementary, Meridian – New books and Sensory items
Ririe Elementary, Ririe – Class supplies
Rulon Ellis Elementary, Chubbuck – Sensory supplies
South Fork Elementary, Rigby – Classroom Mailbox
Syringa Middle School, Caldwell – Project supplies for every teacher
Victory Middle School, Meridian – Library software
Washington Elementary, Sandpoint – STEM equipment
CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
The holiday season is long associated with tales of the miraculous. Whether its tales of St. Nicholas or tales from faith, this Christmas, Steven Giovanazzi of Pingree is a believer.
“I felt God was mad at me,” Steven started his story about how he became a big Idaho Lottery winner. “To make me feel better about that, my wife suggested we head to Pocatello and make some donations to charity. So, we did. On our way home, we needed gas for the truck, so we stopped at a store in Chubbuck. I told my wife I had a feeling I needed to buy a lottery ticket.”
The couple stopped at the Stinker Store located on Pheasant Ridge and Hiline in Chubbuck. Once inside the store, Steven made a deliberate choice about which Scratch ticket to play. He picked out and purchased a couple of the $5 Merry 7s. While this game features Santa proudly standing before a giant seven, that was not the reason for choosing it. “Seven was Jesus’ number, so I picked that game,”
“We celebrated an event on Saturday at my church, to coincide with the re-opening of the Cathedral of Norte Dame in Paris,” explained the purple heart recipient and Vietnam Veteran.
That was also the day he played and won the top prize of $77,777 on his Merry 7s Scratch ticket.
On the following Monday, Steven visited the Idaho Lottery offices and claimed his $77,777 prize from winning Merry 7s.
And while he was waiting for his check, Steven played the vending machine in the Lottery’s lobby. He bought ten tickets and won $134 total from seven of them.
As he left, he said he did not have immediate plans for his winnings other than to visit St. John’s Cathedral in downtown Boise to pay his respects.
Golden Eagle photo by Shena Smith compliments of Grace School District
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