Last night’s giant Mega Millions jackpot was won with a ticket purchased in Illinois, while five tickets in Iowa were just one number away from a share of the big prize.
The Iowa tickets matched the winning numbers in different ways, with one of them winning a $2 million prize and the other four winning prizes of $10,000 each. The $2 million-winning ticket purchased in Bettendorf was one of six across the country to win at that prize level in Friday’s drawing.
The winning numbers in last night’s drawing were: 13-36-45-57-67 and Mega Ball 14. The Megaplier number was 2.
The jackpot amount ended up at $1.337 billion annuity, $780.5 million cash. The final value was pushed higher based on actual sales than the latest estimates heading into the drawing.
The Mega Millions jackpot returns to $20 million annuity, $11.6 million cash option, for the game’s next drawing on Tuesday.
Total Prizes Won In Iowa
Iowa Lottery players won a total of 98,939 prizes in last night’s drawing ranging from $2 up to $2 million.
The $2 million-winning ticket, purchased at the Big 10 Mart, 999 Middle Road in Bettendorf, matched the five white balls but missed the Mega Ball to initially win a $1 million prize. But the player who bought the ticket added the Megaplier option to the purchase, which multiplied the prize to $2 million.
Big 10 Mart will receive a $2,000 bonus from the Iowa Lottery for selling the $2 million-winning ticket.
The four Iowa tickets winning $10,000 prizes last night matched four of the five white balls and the Mega Ball. They were purchased at:
- New Star Newton, 702 First Ave. E. in Newton
- Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh Express, 1260 Lake Ave. N. in Storm Lake
- Casey’s, 1305 W. Commercial St. in Manchester
- Hy-Vee Gas, 1702 E. Washington St. in Mount Pleasant.
The $2 million-winning ticket must be claimed at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive while the $10,000-winning tickets can be claimed at any of the lottery’s offices. In addition to lottery headquarters location in Clive, there are regional lottery offices in Cedar Rapids, Mason City and Storm Lake.
If the winners have questions before coming forward to claim their prizes, they can call the lottery at 515-725-7900 or email to Wmaster@ialottery.com.
Iowa Sales For Last Night’s Drawing
Iowa Lottery players bought more than $5.6 million in Mega Millions tickets for last night’s drawing, including more than $3.4 million in tickets yesterday alone.
But the average Mega Millions purchase in Iowa for the drawing was about $7, or about three plays per ticket. Lottery officials were pleased that Iowans had fun playing and didn’t go overboard.
Congratulations to the winners 😊🏆
Posted by: L collver | July 30, 2022 at 06:38 PM