There’s never a bad time to win a lottery prize. So here's a reminder from us that more than a dozen large lottery prizes are currently unclaimed in Iowa — so please double-check your tickets!
On our Unclaimed Prizes list on the Iowa Lottery website, you can see all the prizes of $600 or more in Iowa that are still unclaimed in lotto and InstaPlay games. You can sort the list in several different ways — by game, place of purchase, prize amount, date of win and date of expiration — to key in on the details that matter most to you.
As of today, there are a whopping 19 prizes of $10,000 or more that are waiting to be claimed. At the top of the list is a Lucky for Life prize of $25,000 a year for life (or a $390,000 lump-sum option) that was won with a ticket purchased at Casey’s, 641 Edgewood Road NW in Cedar Rapids.
As for prizes on that list that will expire the soonest, you’ll note that there are numerous prizes expiring on Jan. 3, 2022. That includes a $12,000 Pick 4 prize that was won in the Oct. 3 evening drawing on a ticket purchased at Price Chopper, 4343 Merle Hay Road in Des Moines.
All prizes on the list must be claimed at a lottery office or by mail. The Lucky for Life prize must be claimed at lottery headquarters in Clive. If you have any questions about claiming a prize, give us a call at 515-725-7900 or email us at wmaster@ialottery.com.
Hello, Mitchell. If you have a question or concern about a lost lottery ticket, please contact Iowa Lottery Security at 515-725-7900 or wmaster@ialottery.com. A member of our Security Department can assist you and answer your questions.
Posted by: Mary Neubauer | November 22, 2021 at 12:51 PM
Hi, Phyliss. The winners in the Iowa Lottery's promotions and contests are always listed on the Promotions page of our website. Just click on "See Results" for the individual contests and promotions to see a list of the winners involved.
Here is a direct link to the promotions page:
https://www.ialottery.com/Pages/Promotions/PromotionsMain.aspx
Posted by: Mary Neubauer | November 22, 2021 at 12:50 PM
How can we identify ourselves if we lost a ticket?
Posted by: Mitchell Cody Servantez | November 22, 2021 at 02:48 AM
checking to see if I won in the second chance drawings that I entered. How is that normally done?
Posted by: Phyliss J Stoelk | November 21, 2021 at 03:36 PM
Unclaimed lottery winnings?? doesn't surprise me any more! It's just a lottery fact!
I guess some people get their "Lottery Thrill" when they hand over a wad of cash and walk away from the cashier with a lottery ticket? Personally checking my ticket to see if I have won is where I get my "Lottery Thrill".
Posted by: Kevin Pidima | November 19, 2021 at 08:16 AM