by Dar Danielson | Jan 6, 2023 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
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...
by Dar Danielson | Jan 3, 2023 | News, Recreation / Entertainment, Top Story
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...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 8, 2022 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
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...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 4, 2022 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
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...
by Dar Danielson | Sep 27, 2022 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
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...