We’ve written about it here before, but now we’re really serious: Time is running out for someone to claim a $200,000-winning Powerball ticket sold in Council Bluffs. Several other lotto prizes of up to $10,000 also are unclaimed in Iowa and will expire in the next few months if the winners don’t come forward.
Now is the time to double-check your tickets!
The $200,000-winning ticket was sold at Eddy’s at 3434 Nebraska Ave. in Council Bluffs for the Powerball drawing on Saturday, May 9, 2009. It came close to winning it all, matching the first five numbers but missing the Powerball to win a $200,000 prize. The winning numbers that night were: 4-15-32-49-58 and Powerball 21.
The winner or winners have until the close of business (4 p.m.) on May 10 to claim the prize at a lottery office. The Iowa Lottery has offices in Council Bluffs, Storm Lake, Mason City, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.
We visited the Eddy’s location on Tuesday and put up some fun signs outside the store to get people’s attention. Maybe we’ll find the winner before it’s too late!
In the lottery’s latest financial year, more than $1.3 million in prizes went unclaimed in Iowa lotto games. Unclaimed prize money in Iowa goes into the prize pools for future lottery games. So, the money will be used to pay prizes, just not the particular prize that’s expired.
In addition to the ticket purchased in Council Bluffs, tickets for these major Iowa Lottery prizes also are unclaimed and are set to expire in the next few months:
| Powerball |
| Prize Drawing |
Amount Won |
Retailer |
Expiration |
| July 1, 2009 |
$10,000 |
Wings America, Avoca |
July 1, 2010 |
| July 15, 2009 |
$10,000 |
Kum & Go, Council Bluffs |
July 15, 2010 |
| July 18, 2009 |
$10,000 |
Git-N-Go, Pleasant Hill |
July 19, 2010 |
| Hot Lotto |
| Prize Drawing |
Amount Won |
Retailer |
Expiration |
| July 11, 2009 |
$10,000 |
Pronto, Kingsley |
July 12, 2010 |
| Pick 3 |
| Prize Drawing |
Amount Won |
Retailer |
Expiration |
| March 16, 2010 |
$1,800 |
Quick Shop, Clear Lake |
June 14, 2010 |
| March 20, 2010 |
$1,750 |
Quick Shop, Clear Lake |
June 18, 2010 |