Two of the Iowa Lottery’s popular lotto games will get additional drawings starting this summer.
Powerball® will move to drawings three times a week with a new Monday drawing being added to those currently held on Wednesday and Saturday nights. And Lucky for Life® will move from two drawings per week to drawings each night.
The changes are designed to produce more winners, and in the case of Powerball, generate larger, faster-growing jackpots
The Lucky for Life update will happen first, with that game moving to daily drawings beginning on Monday, July 19. Lucky for Life’s current drawings are on Mondays and Thursdays. The change will give that game’s players a daily shot at winning its top prize of $1,000 a day for the rest of their lives.
Then in August, Powerball will move from two drawings per week up to three, with its first Monday drawing set for Aug. 23.
While the additional drawings will create more chances to win, they won’t change the game's prize levels, odds of winning, or ticket price.
Players in $2 Powerball will still choose their first five numbers from a pool of 69, and another number – called the Powerball – from a separate pool of 26. The Power Play® option is available for an extra $1 per play.
Lucky for Life players will continue to choose their first five numbers from a pool of 48 and another number – called the Lucky Ball – from a separate pool of 18. Lucky for Life is a $2 game where the top two prize levels are described as “lasting as long as you do,” meaning that they are truly for life. The game has been played in Iowa since 2016.