VOL. 33 NO. 11 • Christmas 2nd Chance • If You Read, You Succeed • Get Mom a House • $50,000 Big Spin Winner • Welcome Corrin Kidd • Welcome Holly Aamodt
Published November 2022
RETAILER NEWSLETTER
CHRISTMAS TICKETS & HOLIDAY BONUS
2nd Chance
No matter your age, there is always something magical about waking up on Christmas morning to fresh snow outside a frosted window, a warm cup of cocoa, and twinkling holiday lights glistening on wrapped boxes under the tree and stockings hung by the chimney with care. The presents have all been delivered, the rush of Christmas has passed, and well wishes have all been delivered. The only thing that awaits is finding out if you won playing your Idaho Lottery holiday-themed Scratch tickets! There’s always something special about Scratch Games in the Christmas morning stocking. Let your players know there is joy in sharing and holiday Scratch Games are gifts worth giving. This year we have six different games to choose from, and something for everyone. We are also reminding everyone that to play Lottery games, you must be over the
age of 18. Underage Lottery gift giving is discouraged. This holiday season, the Idaho Lottery is sending everyone some “Merry Magic” and “Winter Wishes” from “Woohville.”
$1 12 Strays of Christmas $2 Woohville $3 Sleigh’n Crossword $5 Magic Mint (Scented) $10 Winter Wishes $20 Merry Magic
Tell your players they could win one of five, $1,000 prizes from any non-winning, 2022 Idaho Lottery holiday-themed scratch ticket. Non-winning tickets may be entered through the Idaho Lottery’s VIP Club site at vip.idaholottery.com or via Tele-Entry automated phone system at 208-334-4656 before 11:59 pm MT on January 31, 2023 to be eligible to win.
IF YOU READ, YOU SUCCEED
Director’s Corner
Greetings,
Halloween has just past, signaling the beginning of the Christmas Holiday Season. Despite all the noise, we all have much to be thankful for. Idaho’s economy is the best in the nation and is providing a prosperous environment. We see it in tickets sales such as our recent success with the Big Spin. This game had nearly a million tickets and claimed out faster than any other game with that quantity of tickets. That meant additional foot traffic to your stores. It was so successful, a second version of the Big Spin was ordered and shipped to your stores on October 24, 2022. And throughout October, we enjoyed the benefits of large Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots. On October 21, the sixteenth edition of the Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle launched with great success. This all culminates with what will be tremendous resources for our beneficiaries. However, our mission is more than the big dividend. I’m always amazed at the enthusiasm Team Lottery has for our mission. I have the privilege of listening to the chatter and watching the fun as we prepare to visit one of Idaho’s schools for a Bucks for Books or Classroom Wishlist presentation. These Do Good programs are making a fundamental difference in the lives of Idaho’s school children and in the awareness of the good we do among educators all over the Gem State. We are working with the Idaho Commission for Libraries on the finishing touches of this year’s Bucks for Books award recipients. To date we have made 26 Classroom Wishlist awards to schools from Preston to Sandpoint. Our players continue to support our good efforts, and Team Lottery are embracing the opportunities to make a difference for education. During this gift giving season, the Idaho Lottery would like to remind everyone to “gift” Lottery tickets responsibly. You must be 18 years old to buy, sell, or redeem Lottery products in Idaho. Happy Holidays and happy selling!
The Idaho Lottery made a special, “Back-to-School” Classroom Wishlist visit to Hibbard Elementary School in Rexburg in late September delivering 556 new books, reading furniture, and book storage to Remi Burton’s 3rd grade classroom. “When I was a third grader, my grandma told me, ‘If you read you succeed, if you don’t, you won’t.’ I want to foster a lifelong love of reading in these eight and nine-year-old students, that if they read, they’ll succeed,” said Remi Burton. “Each year I challenge my 3rd grade students to complete a 20-book reading challenge, and that’s what these books are for.”
In addition to the 556 books, Burton’s classroom received baskets and cubbies for easy storage and specialized, mod-blocks flexible seating to create a more welcoming reading environment. “I want to create a space where all my students can feel safe, find books they love, and be comfortable while reading them,” added Burton. Burton’s students opened boxes delivered by the Idaho Lottery on Tuesday, and many were seen jumping around, smiling, and saying, “This is the best day ever!” “I was really very fortunate. I think I sobbed when I opened the email that said that I received this, and I was just beyond ecstatic,” said Burton. “This is such a beautiful blessing. Thank you!”
‘OPERATION: GET MOM A HOUSE’ Longing to spend more time with her children, Rebecca Hooper, from Utah started taking them on regular road trips, something they all love doing together. Rebecca’s kids soon suggested she drive just a few hours to Idaho so she could play the lottery in hopes of winning big for a down payment for a house. These road trips took on the name “Operation: Get Mom a House,” as the family would be sure to pick up some lottery tickets during their time away. She would only buy a few tickets at a time and would use her family’s birthday when choosing potential winning numbers. On her most recent visit to KJs in Malad, Rebecca decided to play each set of birthdays for five draws on the game Idaho Cash. The strategy paid off when she took home the $92,200 jackpot. “I can’t
Rebecca Hooper wins $92,200 on Idaho Cash believe ‘Operation Ge:t Mom a House’ worked,” Hooper said, according to the post. “I am so thankful to have won and be closer to getting a house for me and my kids.”
CALDWELL WOMAN WINS $50,000 ON
In many respects, buying an Idaho Lottery Scratch ticket that wins a Big Spin Event is like finding the magical, golden ticket. For Cara Cepek, Caldwell, that’s exactly what happened when she bought, played, and won the sixth Big Spin winning ticket in the popular game that debuted in mid-July. “I couldn’t believe it. One of my favorite movies is Charlie and Chocolate Factory, and for me, this was like finding my own
golden ticket,” Cepek explained during her Big Spin Event at Boise Towne Square. With friends, family, and many onlookers, Cepek spun the Big Spin Wheel and won $50,000. Cara said she plans to save her winnings but might use some of it for a Caribbean cruise. Cepek’s win officially ends the first version of the Big Spin. The Big Spin game is the most successful $5 Idaho Lottery Scratch Game in its 33-year history. The second edition of the Big Spin Scratch Game began arriving in Idaho Lottery retail locations on October 25. The new game also features six, Big Spin Event top prizes. Cepek said she hopes to win again and make a return visit to spin the wheel
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Aa Welcome Holly
The Idaho Lottery is pleased to announce that Holly Aamodt (pronounced Ah-mit) joined the organization in early September and immediately began her training working at the Lottery’s event trailer during the Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot. Holly came to the Idaho Lottery with a wide-ranging employment background, most recently with Sports Clips as a stylist. She has also owned her own business and been a restaurant server while having other adventures that give her the amazing retail and customer service skills needed to be a successful Lottery Sales Representative.
Welcome to the Idaho Lo ery, Hoy!
Cara Cepek Wins $50,000 on The Big Spin a second time when the newest version of the game comes out. “You can’t win if you don’t play, and I intend to keep playing!” she added.
Welcome Corrin Kidd!
Corrin started with the Idaho Lottery on Monday, October 24, 2022. She joins the Lottery from a varied background, most recently spending almost 20 years offering services to homeowners. Whether it was house sitting, house cleaning, or pet sitting and catering, Corrin has been involved in providing a lot of services to residents of the Treasure Valley. She has strong customer service skills that will help her transition to Lottery Sales Representative. Corrin was hired to fill a new sales route in the Treasure Valley. She will train with Kristen Anderson and the Lottery’s new Sales Development Specialist, Kevin Cope.
Welcome to the Idaho Lo ery, Corrin!
LUCKY WINNERS BY REGION 1
JOSEPH RAMPLEY TERRY DICKSON WAYNE RIDDLE DEBBIE HEITSTUMAN CHAD SEIFERT BARBARA FRANCISCO KATE CALUS NEIL STRATTON
$1,000 $800 $1,000 $1,000 $50,000 $1,030 $1,000 $1,005
DOUBLE SIDED DOLLARS MEGA MILLIONS BIG MONEY JACKPOT 5 STAR DRAW SLOTHS OF SLINGO 5 STAR DRAW OL MONEY BAGS 5 STAR DRAW
HAYDEN LAKE JIFI STOP, 284 W HAYDEN AVE, HAYDEN HOLIDAY STATIONSTORE #315, 8100 CORNER STONE DR, HAYDEN KORNER JIFI STOP, 15370 HIGHWAY 41, RATHDRUM KORNER JIFI STOP, 15370 HIGHWAY 41, RATHDRUM MAVERIK #519, 425 W HAYDEN AVE, HAYDEN SUPER 1 FOODS - OLD, 86 TANK RD, OLDTOWN SUPER 1 FOODS - RTH, 15837 N WESTWOOD DR, RATHDRUM WINCO FOODS #101, 1485 W APPLEWAY AVE, COEUR D ALENE
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OWEN LAROCHE DAVID REED KLAY MAXWELL JOHN HESCOCK JODY GORD
$628 $2,000 $5,000 $1,000 $1,000
MEGA MILLIONS MEGA MILLIONS MEGA BUCKS MYSTERY BOX MULTIPLIER DOUBLE SIDED DOLLARS
ALBERTSONS #0238, 1024 21ST ST, LEWISTON COLEMAN OIL #0066, 822 16TH AVE, LEWISTON COLEMAN OIL #0066, 822 16TH AVE, LEWISTON DALE AND JILLS SPORTING GOODS, 4675 HIGHWAY 12, KAMIAH STINKER STORES #036, 311 22ND ST N, LEWISTON
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LORI HOUDE DEAN HUNTER ROBERT VASQUAZ DAVID HAGSTROM HEATHER BALDWIN DAH BU SOE DEANNA SALAS JAMES MILLER JARUWAN FRANKLIN DAVID HAGSTROM NAOMI FREDERICK STANLEY THURSTON SHANNON TAYLOR ELIZABETH ROBERSON ROB HEEB KEITH TRACY RYLEE MINIC NICOLE MCPHERSON CHRISTOPHER WILTON MONIQUE COLLINS CATHERINE COOK WAKIL NIAZI JOHN MCMANAMAN KEVIN STEINER JASON CORRIE JANET QUONG MIKE O'KEEFE DAH BU SOE SPENCER TRACY LINDSEY GRACIAS KEITH TRACY KEITH TRACY KEITH TRACY CHRISTOPHER WILTON CHRISTOPHER CARDENALLI EDWARD HANSON EDWARD HANSON EDWARD HANSON DANIEL HOUSER KEITH TRACY JUSTIN OSBORNE LINDA DUTTON FRED BRCAK MONIQUE COLLINS
$1,000 $5,004 $500 $1,000 $1,000 $660 $1,000 $600 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $5,000 $1,000 $1,500 $800 $500 $800 $50,000 $1,000 $2,425 $1,600 $600 $500 $500 $5,000 $600 $1,000 $660 $1,000 $2,500 $500 $1,500 $1,500 $5,000 $1,000 $1,900 $1,900 $4,500 $2,700 $1,500 $1,000 $5,000 $1,000 $790
ULTIMATE DIAMOND JACKPOT LUCKY FOR LIFE MEGA BUCKS $2 CHERRY TWIST 5 STAR DRAW PICK 3 STRIKE IT RICH MEGA MILLIONS KING OF DIAMONDS 5 STAR DRAW FRIDAY NIGHT POKER ULTIMATE DIAMOND JACKPOT 5 STAR DRAW MEGA MILLIONS MEGA MILLIONS MEGA BUCKS MEGA MILLIONS FRIDAY NIGHT POKER ACE OF SPADES MEGA BUCKS MEGA BUCKS MEGA MILLIONS MEGA BUCKS ACE OF SPADES DOUBLE SIDED DOLLARS MEGA MILLIONS 5 STAR DRAW PICK 3 STRIKE IT RICH MEGA MILLIONS MEGA BUCKS KING OF DIAMONDS MEGA BUCKS STRIKE IT RICH ACE OF SPADES PICK 3 PICK 3 PICK 4 PICK 4 MEGA BUCKS DOUBLE SIDED DOLLARS ACE OF SPADES 5 STAR DRAW MEGA BUCKS
ALBERTSONS #0154, 1520 N COLE RD, BOISE ALBERTSONS #0154, 1520 N COLE RD, BOISE ALBERTSONS #0156, 7100 W STATE ST, BOISE ALBERTSONS #0164, 20 E FAIRVIEW AVE, MERIDIAN ALBERTSONS #0184, 6560 S FEDERAL WAY, BOISE BIG SMOKE #104, 9225 W CHINDEN BLVD STE A, GARDEN CITY BIG SMOKE #109, 2318 12TH AVE RD STE 109, NAMPA EAST CLEVELAND BEVERAGE & TACKLE, 2518 E CLEVELAND BLVD, CALDWELL FRED MEYER #449, 5425 CHINDEN BLVD, GARDEN CITY FRED MEYER #685, 1400 W CHINDEN BLVD, MERIDIAN GREAT SCOTT'S EXXON, 2805 E HILL RD, EAGLE HOWDY'S GAS & GRUB, 503 N MAIN ST, CASCADE IDAHO LIQUOR STORE #118, 16572 MIDLAND BLVD, STE 100, NAMPA IDAHO LIQUOR STORE #122, 275 E JACKSON ST, MOUNTAIN HOME IDAHO LIQUOR STORE #133, 1980 S MERIDIAN RD STE 110, MERIDIAN ISL HEADQUARTERS, 1199 SHORELINE LN STE 100, BOISE JACKSONS (EM) #095, 9545 W CHINDEN BLVD, GARDEN CITY JACKSONS (EM) #097, 3100 E MAGIC VIEW DR, MERIDIAN JACKSONS (EM) #144, 11950 W KARCHER RD, NAMPA JACKSONS (EM) #197, 503 S EAGLE RD, EAGLE JACKSONS (EM) #236, 1855 AIRBASE RD W 6TH S, MOUNTAIN HOME JACKSONS FOOD STORE #005, 1407 N FRANKLIN BLVD, NAMPA JACKSONS FOOD STORE #007, 3110 W STATE ST, BOISE JACKSONS FOOD STORE #052, 1203 S ORCHARD ST, BOISE JACKSONS FOOD STORE #052, 1203 S ORCHARD ST, BOISE JACKSONS FOOD STORE #057, 30 W STATE ST, EAGLE JACKSONS FOOD STORE #061, 927 CALDWELL BLVD, NAMPA JACKSONS FOOD STORE #119, 9016 USTICK RD, BOISE JACKSONS FOOD STORE #119, 9016 USTICK RD, BOISE JACKSONS FOOD STORE #121, 5801 W FRANKLIN RD, BOISE JACKSONS FOOD STORE #122, 5797 OVERLAND RD, BOISE JACKSONS FOOD STORE #122, 5797 OVERLAND RD, BOISE JACKSONS FOOD STORE #122, 5797 OVERLAND RD, BOISE JACKSONS FOOD STORE #167, 750 N TEN MILE RD, MERIDIAN JACKSONS FOOD STORE #173, 201 W BOISE AVE STE 103, BOISE JACKSONS FOOD STORE #237, 2001 HIGHWAY 30 W, FRUITLAND JACKSONS FOOD STORE #237, 2001 HIGHWAY 30 W, FRUITLAND JACKSONS FOOD STORE #237, 2001 HIGHWAY 30 W, FRUITLAND M&W MARKETS #04, 1835 E WARM SPRINGS AVE, BOISE MAVERIK #205, 2710 MAIN ST, BOISE MAVERIK #209, 140 N 10TH E ST, MOUNTAIN HOME MAVERIK #287, 2211 N FRANKLIN BLVD, NAMPA MAVERIK #383, 6168 S CLOVERDALE RD, BOISE MAVERIK #465, 11243 W STATE ST, STAR
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MELISSA WILTON PEDRO CERVANTES SAUL RAMIREZ-ROSAS KEN MOORE MONIQUE COLLINS DENNIS VEST FELIPA TORRES-PENA PAUL CURTIS PENELOPE KULBEL DAVID STREET MONIQUE COLLINS CATHERINE COOK MAX POULTON SHERRY ZAVALA MATTHEW COVERDALE ANTHONY HODGES FRANK COULSON CONNIE CLARK
$1,000 $1,000 $5,000 $1,000 $2,425 $1,011 $50,000 $1,000 $1,200 $800 $2,425 $1,945 $1,000 $5,000 $5,080 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
STRIKE IT RICH FRIDAY NIGHT POKER DOUBLE SIDED DOLLARS 5 STAR DRAW MEGA BUCKS LOTTO AMERICA WILD JACKS SLINGO 5 STAR DRAW BONUS BALL BINGO MEGA MILLIONS MEGA BUCKS MEGA BUCKS ACE OF SPADES STRIKE IT RICH LUCKY FOR LIFE THE BIG SPIN MEGA BUCKS MYSTERY BOX MULTIPLIER
MAVERIK #548, 12095 W USTICK RD, BOISE MAVERIK #551, 555 NORTHSIDE BLVD, NAMPA MAVERIK #595, 416 N ILLINOIS AVE, CALDWELL MAVERIK #661, 410 N 21ST AVE, CALDWELL MAVERIK #661, 410 N 21ST AVE, CALDWELL ON THE FLY, 4780 W STATE ST, BOISE PILOT TRAVEL CENTER #0638, 3512 FRANKLIN RD, CALDWELL STINKER STORES #032, 1620 N 13TH ST, BOISE STINKER STORES #043, 820 N W 16TH ST, FRUITLAND STINKER STORES #082, 3319 GARRITY BLVD, NAMPA STINKER STORES #105, 434 S EAGLE RD, EAGLE SUNSET SUPER C STORE, 990 SUNSET STRIP, MOUNTAIN HOME SUPER C, 2220 SOUTHSIDE BLVD, NAMPA TOBACCO CONNECTION #004, 725 VISTA AVE, BOISE TOBACCO CONNECTION #035, 6233 N LINDER RD STE 100, MERIDIAN WILD WILLY'S, 1900 N WASHINGTON AVE, EMMETT WINCO FOODS #027, 3032 E STATE ST, EAGLE WINCO FOODS #048, 1050 S PROGRESS AVE, MERIDIAN
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DALE LEWIS JENNIFER LISTON ERVINE FELTNER MACKENZIE JENSEN LEE ANN HAGAN RICHARD CARTER DAN COCHRAN DORA ALICIA ALVAREZ LEWIS CRAIG THOMPSON JAMES ROSS
$1,000 $1,008 $1,000 $25,000 $2,610 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
FRIDAY NIGHT POKER MEGA MILLIONS LUCKY NO 7 GREEN LET IT RIDE PICK 4 QUEEN OF HEARTS ACE OF SPADES BLAZIN BINGO LET IT RIDE FRIDAY NIGHT POKER
HANSEN QUICK STOP AND GO, 440 W HIGHWAY 30, HANSEN LOVE'S TRAVEL STOP #812, 680 E HIGHWAY 30, BLISS MAVERIK #394, 701 N OVERLAND AVE, BURLEY MR GAS #80249, 1223 W MAIN ST, JEROME OASIS STOP 'N GO #14, 1390 BLUE LAKES BLVD N, TWIN FALLS OASIS STOP 'N GO #19, 688 POLELINE RD, TWIN FALLS OASIS STOP 'N GO #19, 688 POLELINE RD, TWIN FALLS SMITH'S #123 FOOD & DRUG, 937 E MAIN ST, BURLEY STINKER STORES #079, 1715 E MAIN ST, BURLEY VALLEY COUNTRY STORE, 103 N RAIL ST E, SHOSHONE
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GAREN ATKINSON JANNA DAVIS ALFREDO TREJO PAULINE EBO DIANE LARSEN CASEY BEHM DAVID BOETTNER ROBERT BEASLIN REBECCA HOOPER TASHA SAMORA SANG PHAN GARY BYINGTON
$1,000 $600 $1,013 $1,025 $600 $800 $900 $612 $92,200 $1,000 $1,000 $5,014
STRIKE IT RICH MEGA MILLIONS LOTTO AMERICA 5 STAR DRAW MEGA MILLIONS MEGA MILLIONS PICK 4 MEGA MILLIONS IDAHO CASH CASHWORD BLOWOUT ACE OF SPADES LUCKY FOR LIFE
CENTRAL SERVICE, 102 BANNOCK ST, MALAD CITY CJ'S TRAVEL STOP, 10020 S 2000 E, MALAD CITY CJ'S TRAVEL STOP, 10020 S 2000 E, MALAD CITY COMMON CENTS FOOD STORE #153, 3957 S 5TH AVE, POCATELLO FAST STOP #1144, 2 S STATE ST, FRANKLIN FAST STOP #1144, 2 S STATE ST, FRANKLIN FAST STOP #1144, 2 S STATE ST, FRANKLIN KJ'S #80217, 226 E 50 S, MALAD CITY KJ'S #80217, 226 E 50 S, MALAD CITY MAVERIK #194, 3206 POLE LINE RD, POCATELLO MAVERIK #630, 296 E 50 S, MALAD CITY STINKER STORES #067, 440 YELLOWSTONE AVE, POCATELLO
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TODD PLYER LARAELA SCOTT CRYSTAL RADFORD
$1,000 $100,000 $1,000
MEGA MILLIONS MYSTERY BOX MULTIPLIER BLAZIN BINGO
GOOD 2 GO #102, 1110 MAIN ST, SALMON MAVERIK #172, 895 W BRIDGE ST, BLACKFOOT MAVERIK #578, 1520 W SUNNYSIDE RD, IDAHO FALLS
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