The Iowa Lottery is asking everyone to double-check old tickets as a Mega Millions ticket with a one million dollar prize sold in Ames is still unclaimed. Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer says there are now just three months left before the ticket expires."It is so unusual for a prize of this … [Read more...]
Dubuque man claims record Lotto America April Fool’s Day jackpot
A Dubuque man who bought a lottery ticket on April Fools’ Day that ended up being a winner of a record 40 million dollar jackpot thought it was a joke. Sixty-one-year-old Earl Lape says the called him from the store where he bought the ticket and told him he had to come in. He says they told him … [Read more...]
Iowa Lottery transitioning to shorter time limit for collecting prizes
The Iowa Lottery has begun the process of transitioning from a 365 day to 180 day time limit for redeeming winning lotto tickets that was approved by the Lottery Board in December. Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says 180 days is the standard for most lotteries in the country. "That's still … [Read more...]
Iowa Lottery sales continue on record pace through February
Iowa Lottery sales through February are up 16% compared to last year and are 57% above budget projections. Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says the record sales pace is due to some large lotto jackpots. "Sales in games like Powerball and Mega Millions are almost entirely jackpot driven and so … [Read more...]
Iowa Lottery has advice for playing huge Mega Millions jackpot
The Mega Millions jackpots us pushing the one billion dollar mark for tonight's drawing. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says it comes on the heels of the more than two-billion dollar Powerball jackpot in November. She says it is really hard to predict when jackpot will get this big. … [Read more...]
Iowa Lottery to start making some payments via debit cards
The Iowa Lottery plans to move to some more modern methods of payment for prizes in the new year. Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says paper checks had been the standard. "It just became obvious pretty quickly that a check, which is the primary form of payment that you will receive, … [Read more...]
Four Iowa tickets just miss record Powerball jackpot, winner sold in California
The spokesperson for the Iowa Lottery says one winning ticket for last night's record Powerball jackpot of $2.04 billion was sold in California. Mary Neubauer says the drawing was delayed due to verification issues. "Before every Powerball jackpot drawing occurs, all the lotteries in the game … [Read more...]
Powerball jackpot raised, now a record amount
Strong sales across the country have pushed the Powerball Jackpot higher again for Saturday’s drawing. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer details the numbers. "It's a world record for tomorrow's drawing it's an estimated $1.6 billion annuity, $782.4 million cash option," she says. Neubauer … [Read more...]
Big jackpot gets new Iowa Lottery fiscal year off to a good start
Iowa Lottery CEO Matt Strawn predicted it would be hard to match the last two fiscal years -- which were the most profitable in the organization's history -- but he says the first two months of this fiscal year that started in July have far exceeded expectations. "This strong start was propelled … [Read more...]
Mega Millions jackpot estimate increased to more than 800 million
The Mega Millions estimated jackpot for tonight's drawing has been increased. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says increased sales prompted the change. "The jackpot for Tuesday's drawing at this point is an estimated 810 million dollars annuity with a $471 million cash option. And I say … [Read more...]