Boise – Eighteen Idaho Schools could uncover hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars this Saturday, March 15, 2003. The Idaho Lottery is hosting a charity event called Scratch for Schools to help schools in the greater Twin Falls area raise additional funds. Scratch for Schools is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.  

Ninety-five schools in the region were invited to participate. Eighteen were interested, and all were chosen to play a part in this exciting event. 

The Lottery has already conducted several Scratch for Schools events in Treasure Valley and in Northern Idaho. In fact, when Kuna High School scratched their tickets last year, they uncovered the top prize of $1,000 – in addition to nearly $200 in smaller cash prizes! 

Here’s what happens: Each team of two adults is given 300 Idaho Lottery scratch tickets, and they get to scratch like crazy for 5 minutes. Schools get to keep what the team uncovers on the tickets. There are additional prizes awarded to the team that uncovers the largest dollar amount and the team that scratches off the most tickets. 

The Idaho Lottery is looking forward to this event as a way to increase their contributions to the Idaho public schools. Watch for Scratch for Schools in other parts of the state in the coming months!  

The Idaho Lottery benefiting public schools and buildings.