by Dar Danielson | Apr 17, 2024 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The Iowa State Fair and the Iowa Lottery have teamed up for a State Fair themed scratch ticket. Iowa Lottery CEO Matt Strawn says it’s the first ticket specifically targeting the annual event. “A $5 ticket where you can win a $50,000 top prize up to...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 3, 2024 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The Powerball jackpot has grown to more than one billion dollars for tonight’s drawing. It follows the Mega Millions jackpot won last week which was also more than one billion dollars. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, watches a specific aspect of the...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 28, 2024 | Human Interest, News, Recreation / Entertainment
The longest-serving member on the state board that oversees the operation of the Iowa Lottery is retiring. Mary Junge is a certified public accountant and practicing tax attorney from Cedar Rapids who didn’t expect to end up with the longest tenure on the...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 25, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The Powerball and Mega Millions drawings are both at or above 800 million dollars, which Iowa Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says is something new. “Both Mega Millions and Powerball have been higher than they currently are, much higher than they currently...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 14, 2023 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The Iowa Lottery is on a pace to surpass the record for sales set last year. Lottery CEO Matt Strawn detailed the numbers through November today for the Lottery Board. He says says thus far are $214,532,943 dollars. “That represents a 5.14% year over year...