20 contestants compete for the Iowa State Fair lottery game show

DES MOINES, Iowa — Twenty lucky winners will have the chance to win up to $5 million this year at a live lottery game show at the Iowa State Fair.

The Iowa Lottery said there were more than 67,000 entries for the Fair Fever promotion. This will be the first lottery game show at the Fair since 2012.

Entrants were chosen through the Iowa Lottery and the Iowa State Fair scratch-off ticket released earlier this year. Those who did not win direct prizes on their tickets could enter them into the Fair Fever promotion for a chance to enter the show or win a Grandstand concert prize package.

Each contestant must play a series of games to win the prize. All contestants take home a minimum of $10,000, and the finalist wins a minimum of $500,000 and has a chance to win up to $5 million.

The show will take place on August 8 at 5:30pm on the Grand Concourse.

Below is a list of this year’s participants:

• Craig Bergman of Cedar Rapids
• Michelle Cerwinske of Nashua
• Margo Fox of Johnston
• Kristine Frye from Des Moines
• Nicole Gulick from Des Moines
• Ryan Habeger from Algona
• Gerald Johnson of Iowa City
• Gerald Kennicker from Dubuque
• Tamara McMahon of Council Bluffs
• Steven Moore of Urbandale
• Jolene Murray of Cedar Rapids
• Mary Olin from Des Moines
• Dawn Peterson of Colfax
• Timothy Roberts of Ottumwa
• Scott Stewart of Waterloo
• Steven Stout of Indianola
• Christine Tatman of Orange City
• Rodney Tucker from Des Moines
• Jeff Weiland from Dubuque
• David Wesley from Des Moines