BOISE, Idaho ÔÇô Wednesday, Leora Holland was looking to do something that might lift her spirits. By her own admission, she's an infrequent lottery player and hardly ever purchases anything more than a $1 Scratch GameTM. But when she was visiting the Corner Store in Salmon, she decided to take a chance and play a $10 Extreme Green Idaho Lottery Scratch ticket. The result of her decision lifted her spirits indeed. She won the game's first top prize of $100,000.

ÔÇï"I decided to treat myself to something a little more fun," said Holland who works in accounts payable for the Salmon School District. "At first I thought I'd only won $100. Then I realized it was $100,000! It's too good to be true."

ÔÇïHolland said she still didn't believe it was a big winner until she had the ticket validated at the Idaho Lottery offices in Boise. She plans to pay down some bills and invest the remaining amount with her winnings.

ÔÇïFor their part in selling the winning ticket, the Corner Store in Salmon receives a $10,000 bonus from the Idaho Lottery.

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