A lucky Iowa lottery player is poised to collect a $6.14 million annuity after buying the winning Lotto America ticket at a QuikTrip convenience store on 901 SW 63rd Street in Des Moines. The ticket, sold on Saturday, Oct. 3, matched all six numbers – 12‑13‑21‑40‑49 and Star Ball 2 – and is the latest jackpot to come home to the Hawkeye State.
Prize details and claim process
The winning ticket offers a cash option of $2.53 million, but the advertised annuity value stands at $6.14 million. Winners of prizes above $250,000 must claim the award in person at the Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive, and the ticket must be claimed by April 1, 2027.
Iowa Lottery’s response
“With Iowa being a founding member of the original Lotto America, it’s always exciting when one of our players wins, especially on the jackpot,” Iowa Lottery Director Steve Waymire said in a news release. “It goes to show, a winner can happen anytime, anywhere, but it’s nice to see the jackpot come home.”
Store incentive
The QuikTrip location will receive a $5,000 bonus from the Iowa Lottery for selling the winning ticket, underscoring the state’s encouragement of responsible gaming and local business participation.
How Lotto America works
Players select five numbers from a pool of 52 and a Star Ball from a pool of 10. Matching all six numbers wins the jackpot. The odds of hitting the Lotto America jackpot are roughly 1 in 26 million, far better than the 1 in 292.2 million odds for Powerball and the 1 in 302.6 million odds for Mega Millions. Lotto America is offered by 13 state lotteries, while Powerball is sold in 48 states.
Iowa’s lottery history
Since the Iowa Lottery began in 1985, nearly 200 Iowans have won prizes of $1 million or more. The state’s largest prize to date is a $343.9 million Powerball jackpot won by Lerynne West of Redfield in 2018.
Residents who purchased the ticket are reminded that the winning ticket expires on April 1, 2027, and that all claims must be made in person at the Iowa Lottery headquarters.
Original reporting: KCCI Des Moines — read the source article.
