DES MOINES, Iowa -- Another record has been broken at the Iowa State Fair.

On Thursday, the Iowa Lottery broke the Guinness World Record for the most people scratching scratch-off tickets at the same time.

The record breaking attempt was held at Elwell Family Park at the Iowa State Fair to celebrate the Iowa Lottery's 40th anniversary. Hundreds of fairgoers participated to scratch a throwback version of the lottery's first product, the 'Scratch, Match, & Win' game which launched at the fair in 1985.

To break the record, the Iowa Lottery needed over 550 scratchers. According to a post on Facebook, the Iowa Lottery had over 1,300 participants, scratching off the previous record holder and bringing home the Guinness World Record title.

The previous world record was set by a lottery in Pol

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