Update at 8:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8: The Powerball jackpot drawing has now been held! Click on the video above to see the drawing for Nov. 7, which was delayed.
The winning numbers for Nov. 7 are: 10-33-41-47-56 and Powerball 10. The Power Play number was 2.
The huge jackpot ended up at a world-record $2.04 billion annuity. We'll see later today how Iowa did and if anyone nationwide matched all six numbers to win the jackpot!
Thank you for playing Powerball and being part of this unprecedented moment. We also appreciate you bearing with the drawing delay.
One of the 48 lotteries that sell Powerball tickets needed extra time to complete the required security protocols for the drawing. The delay ultimately lasted for several hours, and the drawing was held this morning.
We know you were eager for that work to be finished, and we were, too!
We're proud that our team here at the Iowa Lottery had cleared all the security protocols for the drawing.
We expected that the drawing would be held on schedule, but the rigorous security procedures in Powerball and all our games exist to protect the integrity and fairness of the lottery. It's imperative that the security steps be followed in every jurisdiction, even if that means a delay.
(The remainder of this blog entry contains details originally posted on Sunday, Nov. 6.)
Three Iowa Tickets Came SO CLOSE
Iowa Lottery players won a total of 101,223 prizes in last night’s Powerball drawing, including three tickets that were just one number away from having at least a share of the giant jackpot.
Two of those tickets each won a $50,000 prize while the other won $150,000.
The three tickets each matched four of the first five numbers and the Powerball to win a $50,000 prize. But the person who bought one of the tickets also added the Power Play option to their play, which multiplied their winnings to $150,000.
The $50,000-winning tickets were purchased at: Kwik Star, 911 S. 14th St. in Clinton; and K&J Hop-N-Shop, 416 Broad St. in Sabula.
The $150,000-winning ticket was purchased at: Hy-Vee C-Store, 1999 Park St. in Sheldon.
The three prizes can be claimed at any Iowa Lottery office. If the winners have questions before claiming their prize, they are welcome to call us at the Iowa Lottery at 515-725-7900 or email us at wmaster@ialottery.com.
Last night’s winning numbers were: 28-45-53-56-69 and Powerball 20. The Power Play® number was 3.
Retail Locations Setting Up Powerball-Specific Lines
With Powerball sales remaining strong in Iowa and across the country, some retail locations are setting up customer-service lines specifically for lottery sales. That keeps Powerball transactions moving quickly and allows customers with other needs to be helped in a different line.
Sales in the past week demonstrate what has always been the case: Iowa Lottery players buy tickets where they’re already running other errands. And, stores with high customer traffic counts sell a lot of lottery tickets and all sorts of other products.
Here are the Top 10 retailers for Iowa Lottery sales in the past week (Oct. 30-Nov. 5).
1. Hy-Vee, 1843 Johnson Ave. NW in Cedar Rapids
2. Hy-Vee, 5050 Edgewood Road NE in Cedar Rapids
3. Hy-Vee, 1823 E. Kimberly Road in Davenport
4. Hy-Vee, 20 Wilson Ave. SW in Cedar Rapids
5. Hy-Vee, 2323 W. Broadway in Council Bluffs
6. Hy-Vee, 1725 Jordan Creek Pkwy. in West Des Moines
7. Hy-Vee, 3600 U.S. Highway 151 in Marion
8. Kwik Star, 1001 Blairs Ferry Road NE in Cedar Rapids
9. Hy-Vee, 2510 SW State St. in Ankeny
10. Hy-Vee, 3221 SE 14th St. in Des Moines.
Iowa Sales For Last Night’s Drawing
Iowa Lottery players bought more than $5.9 million in Powerball tickets for last night’s drawing, including more than $3.1 million in tickets yesterday alone.
But the average Powerball purchase in Iowa for last night’s drawing remained about $7, or about four plays per ticket. It’s good to see that a lot of people are having fun playing and they haven’t gone overboard.
Yes, The Next Drawing Is Tomorrow
Powerball’s next drawing is tomorrow. That is not a typo. Some people in recent days have questioned it when they heard that Powerball has drawings on Mondays.
Monday drawings have been part of the game for more than a year.
In August 2021, Powerball moved from having two drawings a week to drawings on three days each week. The game now has drawings on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The change was designed to produce more winners and generate larger, faster-growing jackpots, and that has occurred.
The Difference These Powerball Sales Will Make For State Causes
The final details won’t be available until later, but the impact of this month’s strong Powerball sales will mean more help for meaningful state causes in Iowa. Powerball players will have played a big part in helping our state.
Each year, 100 percent of Iowa Lottery proceeds go to support state causes. In its latest financial year, the Iowa Lottery raised more than $101.7 million for state programs that help everything from veterans and law enforcement to education, parks and conservation, agriculture, and human services.
Since its start in 1985, the Iowa Lottery has raised more than $2.2 billion for state programs. More details are here.
Where Can I Watch The Drawing?
The Powerball drawing is livestreamed on the Iowa Lottery website as it occurs at 9:59 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Video of the latest drawing then remains on the site until the next drawing occurs.
The livestream is on the Powerball page of the lottery’s website here.
Please Play Responsibly
And as always, the Iowa Lottery reminds everyone that it only takes one ticket to win. Please play responsibly. The Iowa Lottery keeps “Play Smart, Be Informed” details here.
They're busy stores with lots of customer foot traffic and lots of sales. Those locations sell a lot of lottery tickets and a lot of other products as well.
Posted by: Mary Neubauer | November 08, 2022 at 12:36 PM
I noted in the details at the top of the blog that the lower information in the entry was existing detail from an earlier day. We needed to do the updates that way so people could track the updates to that particular jackpot run. The lower set of numbers in the blog was from the earlier drawing.
Posted by: Mary Neubauer | November 08, 2022 at 12:35 PM
Why is it always Hy-Vee and Kwik Star? No Iowa other locations! It’s rigged!
Posted by: Jennie | November 08, 2022 at 11:03 AM
Per the update it shows 2 different sets of winning #'s
The winning numbers for Nov. 7 are: 10-33-41-47-56 and Powerball 10. The Power Play number was 2.
Last night’s winning numbers were: 28-45-53-56-69 and Powerball 20. The Power Play® number was 3.
Posted by: Kathy | November 08, 2022 at 10:45 AM
Hi, Sharon. Lotteries nationwide are processing their results now. We should have the full nationwide results within the next hour or so. This is the normal process that occurs after the drawing, it's just happening at a different time of day this time.
Posted by: Mary Neubauer | November 08, 2022 at 10:02 AM