CLOCK IS TICKING ON A $10,000-WINNING POWERBALL® TICKET SOLD IN ANKENY

Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Ankeny Will Expire Soon

DES MOINES, Iowa - It's been almost a year and still no one has claimed a $10,000-winning Powerball ticket sold at an Ankeny convenience store. The prize will expire if someone does not claim it by April 11.

The $10,000-winning ticket was sold at Quik Trip, 802 E. First St. in Ankeny, for the Powerball drawing on April 11, 2007. The ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball. The winning numbers for that drawing were: 6-15-38-42-51 and Powerball 18.

As of Wednesday, no one had claimed the prize. The owner has until 4 p.m. April 11 to come forward and validate the ticket.

The Iowa Lottery is reminding players to check and double-check any tickets they may have, as significant prizes can be at stake. For example, despite numerous reminder efforts by the Iowa Lottery, a $10,000-winning Powerball ticket sold in Dubuque expired on St. Patrick's Day.

“We hate to see prizes expire,” said Iowa Lottery Acting CEO Ken Brickman. “We do everything we can to get the message out to the public when there is money to be claimed. We hope our reminder efforts for this ticket will pay off.”

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:

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.