Bryan Moss, of Meridian, won a $ 250,000 prize on Thursday from a crossword puzzle game, the Idaho Lottery said in a press release, which is its sixth winner in the lottery ever. However, this is his first top prize and ‘by far the biggest’, Idaho Lottery said.
Moss, who owns the health store Newko Sport and Nutrition, told Idaho Lottery that he plays regularly because he knows it benefits Idaho schools.
The Idaho Lottery dividend has gone to founding public schools in Idaho and the Permanent Building Fund since its inception, supporting state facilities such as Idaho colleges and universities. In the history of the state lottery, $ 961.5 million has been contributed to these two entities.
“I’m proud to help support public schools in Idaho, so I’m really playing,” Moss said in a statement.
He said he intends to set aside his winnings for the training of his daughter.