What You’ve Asked For: Our App Now Shows Prize Amount

You’ve been asking about it, and we’re excited to share this update today: Our mobile app now displays the prize amount you’ve won when you scan a winning ticket.

Back in 2017, we debuted our app for both Apple AND Android devices, and like any technology, we’ve updated it over time. The latest update allows the app to display the prize amount involved when you use it to scan a winning ticket.

Before this change, the app showed whether a ticket was a winner or nonwinner, but it didn’t specify the prize amount involved for a winning ticket. And it might seem like a simple change, but making this update took a lot of time, programming and testing. But we’re there now!

If you already have our app (it’s called the Iowa Lottery’s LotteryPlus) on your device, there’s nothing you need to do to receive the update. It happens automatically, so you already have the new feature available. If you don’t yet have the app, feel free to install it from the Google Play Store® or Apples iTunes Store® as appropriate for your particular device.

In addition to the details about what you’ve won, the app also displays where your winning ticket can be redeemed: at a lottery retail location, at a lottery office, or at lottery headquarters only, depending on the prize amount involved.

Our players have been asking for this update and we’re glad to see it go live! It’s a convenience factor for sure, and it’s also another important security feature that allows you to determine the outcome of your lottery tickets on your own. (You also can use a self-checker at a lottery retail location or check our website as other review tools.)

Comments

[Mark Gedlinske]

Very nice enhancement! I can easily use this app, and it's often faster than the self-check machines at the store.

[LastHeart]

It just keep getting better!

[Mary Neubauer]

You're welcome, Mark! We've been working on this for some time now to get everything just right. We're happy that it's live and people are now using the new feature!

[Mark Chandler, Lotologist]

Thanks SO much, Mary! This helps me determine if my ticket is just giving me my money back, or if it is a BIG winner! I noticed it this morning, and had planned to comment somehow when I saw the mention in the May Newsletter.

Good job, and thanks again!