MUSCATINE MAN WINS $10,000

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Barry Hughes Wins in March 8 Powerball Drawing

DES MOINES, Iowa - An eastern Iowa man has claimed a large lottery prize.

Barry Hughes of Muscatine won $10,000 in the March 8 Powerball® drawing. He purchased the winning ticket at Casey's, 307 E. Access Road in Columbus Junction.

Hughes claimed his prize at the Iowa Lottery's regional office in Cedar Rapids this week.

The winning Powerball numbers for the March 8 drawing were: 17-29-31-34-49. The Powerball was 16. The Power Play® multiplier was 2.

If Hughes had played the Power Play option, he would have won $20,000!

Players can increase their prizes with the Power Play (except the jackpot) up to five times. The cost is $1 per play

Just before the Powerball numbers are drawn, the Power Play wheel is spun. Slots on the wheel list the numbers 2 through 5, indicating the amount prizes (except the jackpot) will be multiplied if that number is drawn.

Winning numbers may be checked by calling the lottery at (515) 725-7900 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Winning numbers may also be checked through the winning numbers' hot line at (515) 323-4633, at the lottery Web site at www.ialottery.com or with lottery retail outlets.

Since the Iowa Lottery's inception in 1985, more than $2.1 billion has been awarded in prizes and more than $1.1 billion has been raised for state programs.