IOWA STATE FAIR BRINGS DOUBLE THE LUCK
WITH $200,000 POWERBALL® PRIZE

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One More Ticket Came Close To Winning A Share Of Wednesday's $25 Million Powerball Jackpot

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa State Fair has brought another lottery player good luck! A ticket winning a $200,000 prize in Wednesday's Powerball drawing was sold at the Lottery's booth during the State Fair.

The ticket matched all five white balls, but missed the Powerball from last night's drawing, to win a $200,000 prize. Now the question remains, who has that ticket?

"It could be anyone, either from Iowa or out of state. The State Fair brings in a million people from all over," said Lottery CEO Terry Rich. "We look forward to meeting our latest winner or winners when they bring their ticket in."

As of Thursday morning, no one had come forward to claim the $200,000 prize. The ticket matched the same number of white balls the $1 million prize won with on Friday, but the Power Play® option was not selected.

The winning numbers in Wednesday's $25 million Powerball drawing were: 1-21-23-30-43 and Powerball 11. The Power Play multiplier was 3. Since the jackpot was not hit in last night's drawing, the estimated jackpot amount climbed to $33 million for Saturday's drawing.

But this isn't the only big winner the Lottery is searching for. There is still an unclaimed $200,000 Powerball prize from a ticket sold in Council Bluffs. Someone bought the ticket at a convenience store called Eddy's at 3434 Nebraska Ave. for the Powerball drawing on Saturday, May 9.

Players have 365 days to claim their Powerball prizes from the date of the drawing. Lottery officials are reminding players to be sure to check their Powerball tickets for other prizes as well and to always sign your tickets.

Winning numbers may be checked on the lottery Web site at www.ialottery.com or through the winning numbers' hot line at (515) 323-4633. Winning numbers may also be checked with lottery retail outlets or by calling the lottery at (515) 725-7900 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Since the Iowa Lottery's start in 1985, its players have won more than $2.4 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised nearly $1.2 billion for state programs.