Someone who bought a Mega Millions® ticket at a Des Moines convenience store won a $1 million prize in last night’s drawing!
It’s the fifth Mega Millions prize of at least $1 million won in Iowa in the past year.
The $1 million ticket was purchased at QuikTrip, 3941 SE 14th St. in Des Moines. It came within one number of winning last night’s $229 million Mega Millions jackpot. It was one of three tickets nationwide to win a $1 million prize. The other two were in California and North Carolina.
The ticket in Des Moines matched the first five numbers but missed the Mega Ball to win a $1 million prize. Last night’s winning numbers were: 1-7-23-38-55 and Mega Ball 2. The Megaplier number was 3.
No one matched all six numbers to win last night’s jackpot, so the big prize climbs to an estimated $254 million annuity, $133.7 million lump-sum option, for the next Mega Millions drawing on Friday.
QuikTrip will receive a $1,000 bonus from the Iowa Lottery for selling the $1 million-winning ticket at one of its stores.
Prizes of $1 million must be claimed at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive. The lottery’s offices are open for prize claims from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. The winner or winners of the Des Moines prize can call the lottery at 515-725-7900 to make an appointment to claim it.
Mega Millions prizes won in Iowa must be claimed within 365 days of the drawing.
Another $1 million Mega Millions prize won in Iowa is still unclaimed after more than six months. That winning ticket, purchased at Gateway Expresse (also known as the Filling Station) at 2400 S. University Blvd. in Ames, matched all five white balls but missed the Mega Balls to win at the game’s second prize level in the drawing on Sept. 6, 2022. The winner or winners of the Ames prize have until the close of business on Sept. 6, 2023, to claim it.
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