Ticket Purchased In NW Iowa Wins $1 Million Powerball Prize
Leap Year Drawing Yields Big Winner In Correctionville
CLIVE, Iowa - Leap Year luck has struck in northwest Iowa. Someone who bought a Powerball® ticket in Correctionville won a $1 million prize in Saturday's drawing.
It was the only $1 million-winning ticket nationwide in the Feb. 29 drawing. The leap-year date falls on a Saturday, one of the days when Powerball drawings occur, only about every 28 years.
The $1 million-winning ticket was purchased at Brew, a convenience store and coffee shop at 404 11th St. in Correctionville. The ticket came within one number of having at least a share of Saturday's $80 million jackpot.
The ticket matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball to win a $1 million prize. Saturday's winning numbers were: 24-44-46-50-51 and Powerball 13. The Power Play® number was 3. No one matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, so the big prize climbs to an estimated $90 million annuity ($67.9 million lump-sum option) for Wednesday.
Brew will receive a $1,000 bonus from the Iowa Lottery for selling the $1 million-winning ticket at one of its stores.
Prizes of $1 million must be claimed at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive. The lottery's offices are open Monday through Friday. If the winner or winners need information before coming forward to claim the prize, they are welcome to call the lottery at 515-725-7900.
Powerball players in Iowa have 365 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prizes. The lottery reminds players to double-check their tickets for any prize they may have won.
Players in $2 Powerball choose their first five numbers from a pool of 69, and another number - called the Powerball - from a separate pool of 26. The Power Play option is available for an extra $1 per play.
Since getting its start in April 1992 in 15 states with jackpots that started at a guaranteed $2 million, Powerball has grown into one of the world's biggest and most recognizable lottery games. Today Powerball is played by 48 lotteries across the country with drawings at 9:59 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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