Iowa Man Claims Lottery Prize In His Car With 849,000 Miles

As someone with a car that I would love to get rid of because it sucks, I can definitely understand how this Iowa man is ready to part ways with his beater of a car, especially after winning a huge lottery prize.

What's shocking is that this dude's car mileage is more than five times the amount of his lottery winnings. I mean, the mileage on his suburban is enough to make you gasp and wonder where the hell he has been.

Congrats to Daniel Bragg, 46 of Newton, who is trading in his 2001 Chevy Suburban with 849,000 miles after winning a $150,000 lottery prize. Did you read how much mileage that says?! Almost 850,000 miles!

Bragg told the Iowa Lottery about his suburban, "It's a beater, but hey, it's done pretty good."

On Thursday, he drove that loud, red, rusty Suburban through a snowstorm to claim a top prize in the "Money Gift" scratch game at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive. He bought his winning ticket at Fareway, 120 N. Third Ave. E. in Newton.

Bragg scratched the ticket on New Year's Eve and had an immediate thought once he realized how much he had won.

"I've got to get a car, got to get a car," he said.

Bragg plans to purchase a small pickup truck with his winnings. While he is excited to have some new wheels, Bragg said it will be bittersweet to part with a vehicle that has served him well.

"Oh, it'll be a major upgrade. This vehicle, though, can still pull anything," he said of his Suburban. "They said they built these like a tank, and yeah, it's a tank!"

There is now one remaining top prize of $150,000 in Money Gift, a $10 scratch game with overall odds of winning of 1 in 2.83.