03/04/08 $10,000-Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Eastern Iowa Expires On St. Patrick's Day




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$10,000-WINNING LOTTERY TICKET SOLD IN EASTERN IOWA EXPIRES ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Dubuque Remains Unclaimed

DES MOINES, Iowa - Time is running out on a $10,000-winning Powerball ticket that won a prize in March 2007. If the mystery winner (or winners) doesn't step forward with the ticket by St. Patrick's Day, the prize will expire.

As of Tuesday, no one had claimed the prize. The owner has until 4 p.m. March 17 to validate the ticket.

The $10,000-winning ticket was sold at AWN Stop Mart #2 (formerly known as Kwik Stop Food Mart), 1401 Central Ave. in Dubuque, for the Powerball drawing on March 17, 2007. The ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball. The winning numbers for that drawing were: 7-17-44-47-54 and Powerball 3.

The Iowa Lottery is reminding players to check and double-check any tickets they may have.

Players in Iowa have up to 365 days from the date of the drawing to claim Powerball and Hot Lotto prizes. Players have up to 90 days from the date of the drawing to claim prizes in the $100,000 Cash Game, as well as Pick 3 and Pick 4 games. If the expiration date falls on a weekend, the lottery gives the winner until the close of business on the following Monday to turn in the ticket.

Tickets for these Iowa Lottery prizes also have yet to be claimed:

Powerball
Drawing Date	Amount Won	Retailer	Expiration Date
April 11, 2007	$10,000	Quik Trip, Ankeny	April 11, 2008
Pick 4
Jan. 12, 2008	$600	Kum & Go, Iowa City	April 11, 2008
Jan. 16, 2008	$600	Family Mart, Dubuque	April 15, 2008
Jan. 16, 2008	$600	Family Mart, Dubuque	April 15, 2008

In fiscal year 2007, more than $1.78 million in prizes went unclaimed in Iowa lotto games.

Players can visit the Iowa Lottery at 2323 Grand Ave. in Des Moines or go to one of the lottery's regional offices in Council Bluffs, Storm Lake, Mason City or Cedar Rapids to claim a prize.

Winning numbers may be checked by calling the winning numbers' hot line at (515) 323-4633. Winning numbers may also be checked by calling the lottery at (515) 281-7900 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; at the lottery web site at www.ialottery.com; or with lottery retail outlets.

Since the Iowa Lottery's inception in 1985, more than $2 billion has been awarded in prizes and more than $1 billion has been raised for state programs.