A lottery ticket bought at a hometown grocery store paid off for one lottery player visiting his family in Iowa over Christmas. William Beyerink picked up a $10 scratch-off ticket at a Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh in Sioux City while “home for the holidays,” Iowa lottery officials said.

An Iowa woman had a particularly memorable Christmas when one of her gifts, a scratch-off lottery ticket, turned out to be a $250,000 winner.

Lilian Hernandez — a first-time lottery player from Silver Spring — won $50,000 from a $5 Deluxe Crossword 9th Edition game after her aunt suggested she purchase the scratch-off, the Maryland Lottery said in a Dec. 30 news release.

An Iowa woman said she always believed she’d win the lottery one day. That day was Christmas, thanks to a lucky ticket given to her by her husband, according to a news release from Iowa Lottery officials.

A man had to step away from a holiday party to make sure a Christmas gift from his friend — a lottery ticket — was really a winner. The friend gifted two lottery tickets to a married couple at an annual holiday party shortly before Christmas, according to a Dec. 26 news release from the Maryland Lottery.

David Webb of Stokesdale tried his luck on Digital Instants on Tuesday and won a $545,885 progressive jackpot! Webb played a $1 ticket and won the top level ‘Epic jackpot’ in the Wheel of Bonuses game. Congrats on the win, David! https://t.co/Z2nJCfQIbq pic.twitter.com/BgozR8KMm6

Prizes of $599 or less: Claim at any authorized Florida Lottery retailer or Florida Lottery district office. Prizes for $600 to $1 million: Must be claimed in person at any Florida Lottery district office for games that do not offer an annual payment option.

The Caroline County woman, who usually plays the Print ‘N Play Bingo game two or three times a week, tried a 50X the Money Scratcher game instead and won $200,000, the Virginia Lottery said in a Dec. 28 post on X, formerly Twitter.