Iowa Lottery

About $100,000 Cash Game

Iowa's $100,000 Cash Game, which began in January 1992, is played Monday through Saturday. Players pick five numbers out of 35 and have four ways to win. This game is  played only in Iowa.

How To Play

Pick 5 numbers out of 35.

Pick your own numbers or let the computer pick them for you by asking for an easy pick.

Purchase up to 24 consecutive drawings at a time.

Drawings held at 8:28 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Sales cut-off time is 8:18 p.m. on the day of the drawing.

Win $100,000 by matching all 5 numbers drawn in any order. Prizes also awarded for matching 2, 3, or 4 numbers.

$100,000 Cash Game prizes must be claimed within 90 days of the drawing for which they were eligible.

Prizes and Odds

Match	Prize	Odds
5	*$100,000	1 in 324,632
4	$100	1 in 2,164
3	$5	1 in 74
2	$1	1 in 8

Overall Odds: 1 in 7.20

* A maximum of $300,000 per drawing will be awarded for match 5 prizes. If there are more than three match 5 winners, the amount won per winning play will be $300,000 divided by the number of winning plays.

Note: Beginning with the Jan. 16, 2012 drawing, the Match 2 prize changed from a "free play" to a "$1" prize.