CLINTON MAN WINS $10,000 PRIZE

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Ray Mitchell Claims Prize in May 3 Powerball Drawing

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

Ray Mitchell of Clinton won $10,000 in the May 3 Powerball® drawing. He purchased the winning ticket at 24/7, 401 Second Ave. S. in Clinton.

Mitchell officially claimed the prize at the Iowa Lottery's regional office in Cedar Rapids.

The winning Powerball numbers for the May 7 drawing were: 2-28-36-42-46. The Powerball was 40. The Power Play® multiplier was 3.

If Mitchell had paid the extra $1 for the Power Play option, he would have won $30,000!

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.