Central Iowa Woman Wins $100,000 Powerball® Prize
Lidia Guevara de Gallegos Claims Large Prize Won in July 4 Drawing
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CLIVE, Iowa — A central Iowa woman has won a $100,000 Powerball prize.
Lidia Guevara de Gallegos of Des Moines matched four of five white balls and the Powerball in the July 4 drawing. Her initial $50,000 prize was doubled because she opted for the $1 Power Play® option, which multiples non-jackpot prize amounts by up to 10 times.
She purchased her winning ticket at Casey's, 2150 E. Army Post Road in Des Moines, and claimed her prize Tuesday at the lottery's main office in Clive.
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 Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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