Ten lottery prizes won in Iowa ranging from $10,000 up to $2 million will expire within the next 4 months if they’re not claimed in time. At the Iowa Lottery, we’re reminding our players to double-check their tickets!
The unclaimed prizes on the list with the earliest dates are set to expire in April, while the others would all expire by July 1.
The largest prize on the list is a $2 million Powerball® prize won in Clinton that will expire May 23 if it’s not claimed in time.
Here are details about the 10 lottery prizes of at least $10,000 in Iowa that are unclaimed and set by expire by July 1 (prizes listed by expiration date):
| Game | Drawing or Purchase Date | Amount Won | Retailer | Expiration |
| Powerball | Oct. 2, 2023 | $50,000 | Kum & Go, Adel | April 1, 2024 |
| Mega Millions | April 14, 2023 | $10,000 | QuikTrip, Urbandale | April 15, 2024 |
| InstaPlay | Jan. 18, 2024 | $10,000 | Casey's, Waukee | April 17, 2024 |
| Powerball | Nov. 25, 2023 | $2 million | Clinton Liquor, Clinton | May 23, 2024 |
| Pick 4 | March 5, 2024 | $30,000 | Hy-Vee, Muscatine | June 3, 2024 |
| Pick 4 | March 5, 2024 | $15,000 | Hy-Vee, Muscatine | June 3, 2024 |
| Powerball | Dec. 9, 2023 | $50,000 | Git N Go, Des Moines | June 6, 2024 |
| Pick 4 | March 8, 2024 | $18,000 | Git N Go, Des Moines | June 6, 2024 |
| Powerball | Dec. 16, 2023 | $50,000 | Casey's, Des Moines | June 13, 2024 |
| Mega Millions | Jan. 2, 2024 | $10,000 | Kampen Foods, West Bend | July 1, 2024 |
All of the prizes need to be claimed at an Iowa Lottery office, while the $2 million prize in particular has to be claimed at lottery headquarters in Clive. Prize-claim hours at lottery offices are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, with offices closed on state holidays.
If someone who thinks they may be a prize winner has questions, they’re welcome to reach out to us at the lottery at 515-725-7900 or [email protected].
In the last fiscal year (FY 2023), more than $1.7 million in lotto and InstaPlay prizes expired in Iowa without being claimed.
Players in Iowa now have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim prizes in Powerball, Mega Millions®, Lucky for Life® and Lotto America®, and up to 90 days from the drawing date to claim prizes in Pick 3 and Pick 4. They have up to 90 days from the date of purchase to claim prizes in InstaPlay games.
The claim period prior to April 2023 in the four multi-state lotto games (Powerball, Mega Millions, Lucky for Life and Lotto America) was 365 days. So the current unclaimed prize list shows prizes with both claim periods and will continue to do so through April of this year.
If a prize expiration date falls on a weekend or holiday when lottery offices are closed, the winner has until the close of business on the next business day to turn in the ticket.
The money from lottery prizes that expire in Iowa without being claimed goes into the lottery's prize pools for future games and promotions, so it will be used to pay prizes, just not those prizes that have expired.
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