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July 22, 2004 

Idaho Lottery Player Hits $439,000 Wild Card Jackpot! 

BOISE – Yesterday Kim Orgill said shelling out $3 for a latte seemed like a lot of money. Today it doesn’t because Kim matched all five winning numbers and the correct face card in the drawing Wednesday July 21, 2004, to win the Wild Card jackpot of $439,000!  

The winning ticket was purchased at a Stinker Station store on Ustick Road in Boise. In fact, Kim, who is an electrician, was in the process of installing a hot tub in the home of the Stinker Station’s owner Charlie Jones. Kim called Charlie in the morning to say he wasn’t going to be in today, and the owner couldn’t have been more pleased – the store that sells a winning ticket automatically receives a retailer bonus. In this case, Charlie’s hot tub will be installed a little later but it’s okay since his store gets the $25,000 bonus.  

With the money, Kim says he’ll pay off his debts and buy his wife a new Toyota Tacoma 

The Wild Card Jackpot returns to $100,000 now and the next draw is Saturday July 24, 2004, at 8:59pm MST.  

Wild Card is the multi-state lotto game that offers 2 plays for $1. For each play, players pick five numbers between 1 and 31 and one of 16 different WILD CARDS. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 6.16. Wild Card is played in Idaho, Montana and South Dakota, and drawings are held each week on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8:59 p.m. MST. 

Players must be at least 18 to buy, sell or redeem Powerball tickets. Remember to play responsibly. The Idaho Lottery benefiting Idaho public schools and buildings.