A fortunate one who bought a Powerball ticket in Forest Metropolis, Iowa has gained $2 million. The ticket was purchased at a Casey’s comfort retailer for Monday’s drawing.
Iowa Lottery headquarters, pictured above. The lottery introduced {that a} profitable $2 million Powerball ticket was bought within the state. (Picture: Iowa Lottery)
The identify of the winner has not been revealed as of early Tuesday.
The profitable ticket had the primary 5 numbers right. However the ticket didn’t have the right Powerball.
The Iowa Lottery identified the purchaser received the Energy Play possibility when shopping for the ticket. That elevated the $1 million prize to $2 million. If the ticket had all of the numbers chosen in Monday’s drawing, the lottery participant would have gained $403.9 million.
The ticket was the one one to win $2 million from Monday’s drawing. Monday’s profitable numbers had been 3-6-11-17-22 and the Powerball was 11.
The following Powerball drawing takes place on Wednesday. The prize will whole about $420 million.
As a result of it bought the profitable ticket, Casey’s will get $2,000 from the Iowa Lottery. Powerball winnings must be claimed inside a yr of the drawing.
January Powerball Payout in Iowa
Monday’s profitable ticket marks the second huge Powerball payout to date this yr in Iowa. In January, two New Hampton, Iowa residents gained $2 million in Powerball.
Karla Elenz bought the profitable ticket for the Jan. 10 Powerball drawing at Casey’s in New Hampton.
She and her husband, Keith, had been to take a position a number of the jackpot. Different cash was to be donated to native charities.
Life is brief. I’m going to place my pants on the identical means as I did yesterday,” Karla Elenz instructed the Iowa Lottery after profitable the cash. “I’m going to work.”
Mega Tens of millions Winners
Additionally, somebody who bought a Mega Tens of millions ticket in Ames, Iowa for the Sept. 6 drawing gained $1 million. The Mega Tens of millions ticket missed by just one quantity (the Mega Ball) in profitable at the very least a share of the $191 million jackpot.
The $1 million-winning ticket was bought at Gateway Expresse in Ames. As a result of Gateway Expresse bought the $1 million profitable ticket, the shop received $1,000 from the Iowa Lottery.
September’s profitable ticket marks the third Mega Tens of millions prize of at the very least $1 million gained lately in Iowa. In July, a Davenport, Iowa man gained a $2 million from Mega Tens of millions. He bought the ticket at a Quad Cities comfort retailer.
A short while later, in August, a West Union, Iowa man gained $1 million from Mega Tens of millions. He bought the ticket at a comfort retailer in Ossian.
Powerball drawings are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Mega Tens of millions drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Two Profitable Tickets
Additionally, final month, Tim Specht gained $20,002 from a Lotto America drawing, KHAK, an area radio station, reported.
He purchased three tickets on the Huge 10 Mart in Dubuque, Iowa. One ticket paid him $2. One other paid $20,000. The third paid nothing.
Lotto America is performed in 13 US states, together with Iowa, the Iowa Lottery defined. The identify ties into the primary multi-state lottery sport that had a fame for paying out huge jackpots.
