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Easy Play FAQs

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What is the Easy Play option for buying lottery tickets?

The Easy Play process allows tickets in Powerball® to be produced from the cash register on the same paper as store receipts. Customers in a Fareway checkout lane staffed by a cashier can buy "Easy Pick" tickets – where the numbers in the plays are randomly assigned – in Powerball for the next drawing.

How many plays can I buy with Easy Play?

Players can purchase tickets with 1, 2, 3, 5 or 10 plays.

What if I want to choose my own numbers, add Power Play® or Double Play® options to my tickets, or buy tickets in other games?

Think of Easy Play as the express lane with just a couple lottery options available. This new option allows you to buy "Easy Pick" tickets at the check-out, but still keeps the line moving along. Customers who want to buy tickets in the full selection of lottery games at the store, choose their own numbers in a lotto game, or cash a lottery prize, will still go to the lottery terminal where a clerk can help them.

What if I want to buy an Easy Play lottery ticket at the checkout but I’m paying for my groceries with a credit card?

In that instance, the Fareway point-of-sale system knows to conduct what’s called a split-tender transaction. You can still buy your groceries with your credit card, but since it’s illegal in Iowa for lottery tickets to be purchased with credit, you’ll need to pay for your lottery ticket with cash or a debit card. But if you’re buying your groceries with cash or debit, you’ll just make one payment for everything.

Can I buy Easy Play tickets in a self-check lane?

The Easy Play option is currently only available in checkout lanes staffed by a cashier.

Are there other retailers besides Fareway that sell the Easy Play option?

At the moment, no. Easy Play provides a quick way for you to buy tickets and have a chance at those big jackpots. Fareway was the first Iowa Lottery retailer to go live with this new option, and Easy Play will be available by the end of March 2025 at all Fareway locations in the state that sell lottery tickets. We’ll be glad to work with other locations that want to offer it.

Which Fareway locations have the Easy Play option at checkout?

804 Nile Kinnick Dr. S, Adel 1905 Hwy 18 E, Algona
620 Se 8th St., Altoona 3619 Stange Rd., Ames
619 Burnett Ave., Ames 402 E Main St., Anamosa
3205 N Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny 109 Se Oralabor Rd., Ankeny
301 Poplar St., Atlantic 512 River Ave. North, Belmond
3800 Belmond Rd., Bettendorf 114 Brick St. SE, Bondurant
1711 Hawkeye Dr., Boone 920 Lawrence Dr., Burlington
1115 Bluestem Dr., Carlisle 709 Monterey Dr., Carroll
4500 S Main St., Cedar Falls 214 N Magnolia Dr., Cedar Falls
3717 1st Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids 4220 16th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids
305 S 18th St., Centerville 210 11th St., Charles City
205 W Bluff St., Cherokee 115 Essie Davison Dr., Clarinda
910 Us Highway 18 W, Clear Lake 1350 11th St. NW, Clinton
16035 Hickman Rd., Clive 10151 University Ave., Clive
28 E Howard St., Colfax 310 Mckenzie Ave., Council Bluffs
112 S Elm St., Cresco 105 E Adams St., Creston
1635 W 53rd St., Davenport 103 E Main St., Decorah
609 Arrowhead Dr., Denison 4313 Fleur Dr., Des Moines
100 E Euclid Ave. Ste. 31, Des Moines 2050 John F Kennedy Rd., Dubuque
1207 12th Ave. SE, Dyersville 205 NW 1st St., Eagle Grove
1232 14th St., Eldora 2008 12th St., Emmetsburg
1108 Central Ave., Estherville 215 S Evans Rd., Evansdale
1231 1st Ave. S, Fort Dodge 1820 Ave. H, Fort Madison
212 SW Kent St., Greenfield 351 Gateway Dr., Grimes
727 West St., Grinnell 309 Central Ave. W, Hampton
1910 23rd St., Harlan 885 Miller Rd., Hiawatha
640 Black Forest Rd., Hull 1700 10th Ave. N, Humboldt
911 North Highway 69, Huxley 1400 3rd Ave. SE, Independence
1309 W 2nd Ave., Indianola 2765 Commerce Dr., Iowa City
2530 Westwinds Dr., Iowa City 500 Iowa St., Iowa Falls
1207 N Elm St., Jefferson 6005 Merle Hay Road, Johnston
1308 S Lincoln St., Knoxville 115 Plymouth St. NE, Le Mars
1301 Eagle Ridge Rd., Leclaire 109 E Marion St., Manchester
110 Westgate Dr., Maquoketa 3300 10th Ave., Marion
102 W Anson St., Marshalltown 400 N Delaware Ave., Mason City
433 N Farley St., Monticello 2100 Cedar Plaza Dr., Muscatine
1505 South B Ave., Nevada 102 S Water Ave., New Hampton
120 N 3rd Ave. E, Newton 615 Westwood Dr., North Liberty
2200 Sunset Dr., Norwalk 102 2nd St. SE, Oelwein
302 W Walnut St., Ogden 215 S Main St., Osceola
311 3rd Ave. W, Oskaloosa 1325 Albia Rd., Ottumwa
2010 Washington St., Pella 8400 Nicc Dr., Peosta
1315 Willis Ave., Perry 5500 E University Ave., Pleasant Hill
1101 S 5th St., Polk City 811 Broadway St., Red Oak
339 E High St., Rockwell City 700 1st St., Sergeant Bluff
2603 Park St., Sheldon 1007 S Fremont St., Shenandoah
4016 Indian Hills Dr., Sioux City 4040 War Eagle Dr., Sioux City
4267 Sergeant Rd., Sioux City 104 E 8th St., Spencer
1906 Keokuk Ave., Spirit Lake 731 Seneca St., Storm Lake
1550 Broad St., Story City 500 Croell Ave., Tiffin
1005 S County Rd., Toledo 8450 Meredith Dr., Urbandale
501 A Ave., Vinton 301 N Marion Ave., Washington
40 San Marnan Dr., Waterloo 200 Laurel St., Waukee
777 11th Ave. SW, Waukon 222 W Bremer Ave., Waverly
942 2nd St., Webster City 329 Grand Ave., West Des Moines
9080 Mills Civic Pkwy., West Des Moines 719 W Highway 92, Winterset