$1 Million Mega Millions Prize Won In Central Iowa
It Is Iowa's Third Big Lottery Win This Month
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CLIVE, Iowa — For the third time this month, someone who bought a lottery ticket in Iowa has won a significant prize. The latest lucky strike hit in Nevada, where a Mega Millions® player won a $1 million prize in that game's Tuesday drawing.
The $1 million-winning ticket was purchased at Casey's, 1800 S. B Ave. in Nevada. The ticket came within one number of having a share of Tuesday's $20 million jackpot, matching the first five numbers but missing the Mega Ball.
The Nevada ticket was one of four in the country to win a $1 million prize in Tuesday's drawing, with the others in California, Maryland and Ohio.
Tuesday's winning numbers were: 7-9-15-19-25 and Mega Ball 4. The Megaplier® was 2. With Tuesday's $20 million jackpot being won in New York, the big prize remains at an estimated $20 million annuity, $10.5 million lump-sum option, for the game's next drawing on Friday.
Earlier this month, a Dubuque man claimed a $40.03 million Lotto America® jackpot, while a Davenport man claimed a $500,000 top prize in an Iowa Lottery scratch game.
Casey's will receive a $1,000 bonus from the Iowa Lottery for selling the $1 million-winning ticket in Nevada.
The Iowa Lottery emphasizes the importance of players checking their tickets, and two situations in central Iowa demonstrate why that matters.
The Casey's in Nevada that sold the $1 million-winning ticket in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing is the same store that sold a ticket winning a $1 million Powerball® prize that expired without being claimed in April 2019. The Iowa Lottery gave players another shot at the winnings through a promotion that same year, and a group of 34 co-workers at a Cedar Rapids company ended up splitting the prize.
In addition, a $1 million Mega Millions prize won in Ames has been unclaimed for nearly eight months. That winning ticket was purchased at Gateway Expresse (also known as The Filling Station), at 2400 S. University Blvd. in Ames. It matched all five white balls but missed the Mega Ball to win at the game's second prize level in the drawing on Sept. 6, 2022. The winner or winners of the Ames prize have until the close of business on Sept. 6, 2023, to claim it.
Prizes of $1 million must be claimed at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive. Lottery offices are open Monday through Friday, and appointments are strongly encouraged for those claims. To make an appointment or contact the lottery with questions, winners are welcome to call the lottery at 515-725-7900 or email to wmaster@ialottery.com.
Players in $2 Mega Millions choose their first five numbers from a pool of 70, and another number - called the Mega Ball - from a separate pool of 25. The Megaplier option is available for an extra $1 per play.
Powerball® and Mega Millions are both lotto games with jackpot prizes that have climbed into the hundreds of millions of dollars. But while Powerball's drawings are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, Mega Millions drawings are on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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