Articles Tagged: Iowa Lottery

A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested Wednesday on a charge of Iowa Lottery Violation.

His efforts to rig the drawings were uncovered after Iowa Lottery officials grew suspicious over an anonymous attempt to claim a $16.5 million Hot Lotto jackpot.

Iowa Lottery sales have continued to be “strong and resilient,” totaling $178.5 million in the first five months of fiscal 2022 – a 6.7 percent increase from the same period a year earlier. However, Lottery CEO Matt Strawn is monitoring the growth in sports betting and the increased competition for discretionary entertainment dollars.

Lottery officials say the Cedar Rapids man is no stranger to big lottery wins, noting that in 2014 he won 42 Pick 4 prizes totaling $200,000.

Lottery players will get more chances to win giant jackpots as the Powerball game shifts to three drawings a week in an effort to build larger prizes and boost sales.

Two Iowa men accused of using bad checks to buy more than $800 in lottery tickets saw a total profit of $134 after winning on some of the tickets, Cerro Gordo County authorities said.

Iowa Lottery officials closed the books Wednesday on a record-breaking fiscal year that saw new highs for sales of lottery products, prizes to players and proceeds to the state.

Sales topping $400 million first time ever

An Eastern Iowa woman who bought a Mega Millions ticket while on a weekend getaway to her cabin along the Mississippi River has won a $1 million prize.

Iowa lottery officials say a Mega Millions ticket purchased at Barry’s Mini Mart convenience store in Harpers Ferry in Eastern Iowa is worth a $1 million payout to the owner.

A Cedar Rapids woman named Jacquelyn Simmons claimed $50,000 in the Iowa Lottery’s “Baseball Winnings” scratcher game.