BOISE, Idaho ÔÇô The Idaho Lottery has paid three winners $400,000 in top game prizes over the last day and a half. The string of good luck was capped this morning when April Taylor of Boise claimed a $250,000 top prize on the Scratch GameTM $250,000 Riches.

ÔÇï"I didn't get any sleep last night at all," said Taylor after she purchased her winning ticket from KJ's on Fairview in Boise. "I was so excited, I was shaking!"

ÔÇïTaylor becomes the 75th person in Idaho Lottery history to win at least $250,000 since 1989.

ÔÇïJoining Taylor at the Idaho Lottery headquarters Monday morning was Larry Gore of Twin Falls who purchased a $100,000 winning Word O Rama Scratch GameTM from a lottery vending machine at the Winco on Blue Lakes in Twin Falls.

"My wife didn't really believe that it was real until we had it validated at a store and got the slip that said we needed to take the ticket to Boise to claim it," said Gore, a long-time resident of Twin Falls.ÔÇï

ÔÇïVery late in the afternoon last Friday, Lorie Parsons of Filer claimed the first top prize of $50,000 on Big Beeline Bingo, a scratch ticket that she purchased from a Lottery vending machine at the Fred Meyer on Blue Lakes in Twin Falls.

Both Taylor and Gore plan to pay off bills with their winnings.ÔÇï

ÔÇïEach store will receive a bonus from the Idaho Lottery for their part in selling their respective winning ticket. KJ's will receive a $20,000 bonus, Winco will receive a $10,000 bonus, and Fred Meyer will receive a $5,000 bonus.

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