The giant jackpots in Powerball® and Mega Millions® are growing even higher, with no grand-prize winners in their weekend drawings.
No one won the jackpot in last night’s Powerball drawing, pushing the grand prize in that game to an estimated $900 million annuity, $465.1 million lump-sum value, for its next drawing tomorrow. That’s the third-largest jackpot in Powerball history.
The Mega Millions jackpot also made it through its latest drawing, pushing the game’s grand prize to an estimated $640 million annuity, $328 million lump-sum option for its next drawing on Tuesday. That’s the seventh-largest jackpot in the history of that game.
This is the third time that the jackpots in Powerball and Mega Millions have simultaneously topped $500 million.
The world record for a lottery prize remains the Powerball jackpot of $2.04 billion won in November in California.
The Latest Winning Numbers And Iowa Prize Totals
The winning numbers in last night’s Powerball drawing were: 2-9-43-55-57 and Powerball 18. The Power Play® number was 2.
The winning numbers in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing were: 10-24-48-51-66 and Mega Ball 15. The Megaplier® number was 2.
Iowa Lottery players won a total of 45,558 prizes in the two weekend drawings.
Top-Selling Retailers This Past Week In Iowa
Sales in the past week demonstrate that Iowa Lottery players buy tickets where they’re already running other errands. Stores with high customer traffic sell a lot of lottery tickets – and other products.
Here are the Top 10 retailers for Iowa Lottery sales in the past week (Sunday, July 9-Saturday, July 15):
- Hy-Vee, 2323 W. Broadway in Council Bluffs
- Hy-Vee, 1843 Johnson Ave. NW in Cedar Rapids
- Porter’s Convenient 66, 1512 Lincoln Way in Clinton
- Hy-Vee, 410 N. Ankeny Blvd. in Ankeny
- Hy-Vee Drugstore, 1520 Sixth St SW in Cedar Rapids
- Hy-Vee, 5050 Edgewood Road NE in Cedar Rapids
- Hy-Vee, 2540 E. Euclid Ave. in Des Moines
- Hy-Vee, 1745 Madison Ave. in Council Bluffs
- Hy-Vee, 3235 Oakland Road NE in Cedar Rapids
- Hy-Vee, 2510 SW State St. in Ankeny
Yes, The Next Powerball Drawing Is Tomorrow
Powerball’s next drawing really is tomorrow. Monday drawings have been part of the game for nearly two years, but some folks still question it when they see that detail.
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 happened.
Mega Millions drawings are on Tuesdays and Fridays each week.
Please Play Responsibly
And as always, the Iowa Lottery reminds everyone that it only takes one ticket to win. Have fun playing, but please stay within your means.
The Iowa Lottery keeps “Play Smart, Be Informed” details on its website as a good reference point to learn more.
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