Here are a couple interesting lottery numbers in Iowa, both in terms of where people are buying tickets and the prizes being won. Is YOUR favorite lottery spot on the list?
The store in Iowa that sold the most lottery tickets during the past year was a Hy-Vee supermarket in Cedar Rapids. And 14 Iowa players won prizes of at least $500,000 in fiscal year 2024, with a $2 million Powerball® prize at the top of the list!
We’ve gathered these details as we work toward announcement later this month of the Iowa Lottery’s latest annual results. Here is the Top 10 list of retail locations in Iowa for lottery sales in FY 2024. Do you shop at one of these stores?
| Top 10 Ranking | Store and Address | FY 2024 Lottery Sales |
| No. 1 | Hy-Vee, 1843 Johnson Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids | $1,340,574.00 |
| No. 2 | Hy-Vee, 5050 Edgewood Road NE, Cedar Rapids | $1,044,789.00 |
| No. 3 | Hy-Vee, 2323 W. Broadway, Council Bluffs | $960,645.50 |
| No. 4 | Albia Road BP, 1340 Albia Road, Ottumwa | $939,354.50 |
| No. 5 | Hy-Vee, 3235 Oakland Road NW, Cedar Rapids | $936,142.00 |
| No. 6 | Porters Convenient 66, 1512 Lincoln Way, Clinton | $910,507.50 |
| No. 7 | Hy-Vee Drugstore, 1520 Sixth St. SW, Cedar Rapids | $903,385.00 |
| No. 8 | Hy-Vee, 2540 E. Euclid Ave., Des Moines | $867,583.50 |
| No. 9 | Hy-Vee, 1107 E. Army Post Road, Des Moines | $847,289.00 |
| No. 10 | Hy-Vee, 410 N. Ankeny Blvd., Ankeny | $832,441.50 |
And with lottery sales come lottery prizes! The biggest prize won in Iowa last fiscal year was $2 million. Three players won at that level in Powerball.
Another two players won prizes of $1 million in Powerball and Mega Millions®. And nine Iowans won prizes of $500,000 in FY 2024!
Here are the 5 biggest lottery prizes won in Iowa in the past year:
| Prize Amount | Game | Winner | Date Claimed |
| $2 million | Powerball | Mega Balmer, Garwin | July 11, 2023 |
| $2 million | Powerball | Danny Buckelew, Treynor | Jan. 17, 2024 |
| $2 million | Powerball | Mark Krogman, Clinton | April 16, 2024 |
| $1 million | Powerball | Trent Baker, Newton | April 8, 2024 |
| $1 million | Mega Millions | Michael Hoogerwerf, Davenport | July 17, 2023 |
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