Retired grandmother looks forward to feeling the wind in her face again
By Kate Northrop
CRESTON, Iowa — An Iowa retiree is looking forward to feeling the wind on her face again, having decided to use a $50,000 Iowa Lottery prize to honor her late husband by purchasing a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
An Iowa grandmother immediately knew what she wanted to spend her $50,000 lottery prize on to help her remember her and her late husband's favorite pastime.
Lisa Johns, 66, of Creston, will once again be able to enjoy a much-cherished hobby she shared with her late husband thanks to a $50,000 lottery win. It started with a visit to the Casey's convenience store on East Townline Street in Creston, where she decided to try her luck with a $5 "In The Money" scratch-off game.
The retired postmaster ended up winning the very first $50,000 top prize in the newly released game, which launched just a few weeks ago.
She brought her ticket to Lottery headquarters in Clive to claim the prize and didn't hesitate for a second when Lottery officials asked her what she planned to do with the winnings.
"A Harley Trike," she told the Lottery without skipping a beat.
Since her late husband's passing, Johns has not had the opportunity to enjoy the open roads as they once did together.
"We were avid riders, and when he passed away, he had a motorcycle and I gave it to my son," Johns told the Lottery. "That's what he wanted; that was his wishes."
It's been two years since his passing, and now this prize will allow her to relive her favorite memories with him.
"I can't wait," Johns said. "We have a big group that we ride with and I haven't gotten to do that for years."
Johns won the first of eight available top prizes of $50,000 in the $5 "In The Money" scratch-off game. There are also 23 out of 25 second-tier prizes of $1,000 and 219 out of 247 third-tier prizes of $200 remaining.
The overall odds of winning any prize in the game are 1 in 3.85.
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sounds like a great game plan, I wish her a great many many happy miles
Congrats!
So the big group she rode with never tried to arrange to have her continue to ride with them even occasionally. I am sure her son would have lent her the bike. It took a lottery hit to get back in their good graces apparently.
Maybe don't jump to conclusions without all the facts and trying to turn a positive into a negative. Perhaps she didn't feel comfortable riding a motorcycle, but rode with her husband driving it. It says in the article she is buying a "Harley trike", as in a 3 wheeler.
Billybucks is also known as Debbie Downer. I think it is just jealousy over her win.
She likely needed time to recover a bit from her grief.
No, glad for her win. RCB Buckeye's take is more accurate. She is buying a tri-bike. Those new go for over 30k though. Rather pricey.
its her money, let her enjoy it as she see fit
personally if I were to have a trike,
I think I'd go the VW route with flat 4 or 6 borrowed from Porsche LOL
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but this could be fun as well VW Trike with optional trailer