DES MOINES CONVENIENCE STORE SELLS
$1 MILLION-WINNING POWERBALL® TICKET

Iowa Has Its Second $1 Million-Winning Ticket This Month, Fourth This Year

DES MOINES, Iowa – A ticket winning a $1 million prize in Saturday's Powerball drawing was sold at a Des Moines convenience store. It's the second Powerball ticket in Iowa to win a $1 million prize this month and the fourth so far this year.

The $1 million-winning ticket was sold at Casey's, 4560 E. 14th St. in Des Moines. And for the second week in a row, Iowa had the nation's only Powerball ticket that won a $1 million prize in the Saturday drawing.

The ticket originally matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball to win a $200,000 prize. But the player who purchased the ticket also added the Power Play® option to the winning play, which multiplied the prize to $1 million. No one won Saturday's Powerball jackpot, so the prize increases to $30 million for Wednesday's drawing.

Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich said it's exciting to see Iowa continue to collect instant millionaires.

"Iowa's run of Powerball luck is really creating a buzz," Rich said. "It seems like more and more people are adding the Power Play option – and it pays off when they win $1 million rather than $200,000 for the extra $1."

When the Powerball game was redesigned in January, one of the changes made was specifically for the prize you win if your ticket matches the first five numbers and you've added the Power Play. The prize for that play is always $1 million, no matter what the Power Play number is for that drawing.

Last week, a retired Des Moines man won a $1 million Powerball prize by adding the Power Play option to his ticket. Richard J. Smith, 84, of Des Moines bought his winning ticket at a West Des Moines supermarket.

In August, two couples who were camping at the Iowa State Fair won a $1 million prize by adding the Power Play option to their Powerball ticket. Rick Hamilton and Sharon Sulser, both from Chariton, and Vickie and Terry Chambers, both from nearby Columbia, split the $1 million prize they won with a ticket they purchased while making an ice run to a Pleasant Hill gas station.

And in February, a Marshalltown man won a $1 million prize by adding the Power Play option to his Powerball ticket. Ricky Rushton, who worked in the cafeteria at the Swift & Co. pork-processing plant in Marshalltown, bought his $1 million-winning ticket at a Marshalltown convenience store.

The winning numbers in Saturday's $25 million Powerball drawing were: 13-32-45-49-50 and Powerball 30.

Prizes of $1 million must be claimed at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Des Moines. Lottery offices are closed on the weekend, so Monday is the earliest that the prize can be claimed. Players can claim prizes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. If the winner or winners need information before coming forward to claim the prize, they are invited to call the lottery at 515-725-7900.

"News of our latest $1 million winner comes just as Iowa players have the chance to save on Powerball with Power Play purchases," Rich said. "The lottery's Smilin' October Special means players who buy five Powerball with Power Play plays on one ticket or five Hot Lotto Sizzler plays on one ticket save $1 and can receive their plays for just $9.”

The Hot Lotto Sizzler option also paid off for an Iowa player in Saturday's drawing. The player originally matched the first five numbers drawn but missed the Hot Ball to win a $10,000 prize. But he or she also added the Sizzler option to the winning play, which multiplied the prize to $30,000. That winning ticket was sold at Dahl's, 15500 Hickman Rd. in Clive.

The winning numbers in Saturday's Hot Lotto drawing were: 18-19-30-32-39 and Hot Ball 16. No one won Saturday's Hot Lotto jackpot, so it increases to an estimated $4.27 million for Wednesday's drawing.

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.