Every day the lottery congratulates new winners - and the state of Iowa wins too! Since the Iowa Lottery's inception in 1985, nearly $2 billion has been awarded in prizes and more than $1 billion has been raised for state programs. The links below help us introduce you to our winners through lists, photographs and stories.

• Winners Gallery: See pictures and quotes from some of our recent big winners.

• Big Winners List: Review the list of our most recent winners of $1,000 or more.

• Press Releases: Read the press releases written about winners that are sent to the media statewide.

• Monthly Big Winner Ad: Meet some of the Iowa Lottery's newest winners! Here is a PDF file is our most recent big winner's ad that is placed in newspapers statewide.

  Note: Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the winners ads.