Someone who bought a lottery ticket at a Des Moines convenience store has won Iowa’s first top prize of $1,000 a day for life in the multi-state Lucky for Life® game!
This is Iowa’s 22nd overall big winner in Lucky for Life since the game began in our state in January 2016. Iowa’s other big Lucky for Life winners have all been at the game's second prize level of $25,000 a year for life.
Details About The Winning Ticket
The top-prize winning ticket matched all 6 winning numbers in last night’s Lucky for Life drawing to win $1,000 a day for life. The ticket was purchased at Quik Trip, 1501 E. Grand Ave. in Des Moines.
Last night’s winning Lucky for Life numbers were: 2-7-19-42-47 and Lucky Ball 4.
Quik Trip will receive a $5,000 bonus from the Iowa Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
Lucky for Life is a $2 game with drawings each night. It is sold by Iowa and 22 other U.S. lotteries.
The game’s top two prize levels are described as “lasting as long as you do,” meaning that they are truly for life. The minimum guaranteed payout for those two prize levels is 20 years, and there is a lump-sum option for players who would prefer that rather than lifetime annuity payments.
Players can win the game’s top prize of $1,000 a day for life by matching all six numbers selected in one of its drawings. The game’s second prize – for matching the first five numbers but missing the Lucky Ball – is $25,000 a year for life. Other prize levels in the game range from $3 up to $5,000.
Prize Claim Details
There are two options for claiming Lucky for Life’s top prize: annuity payments over time or a single, lump-sum payment. The annuity option would provide annual payments of $365,000 ($1,000 a day) for life. The lump-sum option would mean a one-time payment of $5.75 million.
The prize has to be claimed at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive, and we strongly encourage a prize-claim appointment. Iowa Lottery offices are closed on weekends and will be closed on Monday for the Veterans Day holiday, so the earliest that this prize could be claimed is Tuesday.
Lucky for Life winners in Iowa have to claim their prizes within 180 days of the drawing.
If the winner or winners of the Des Moines prize have questions, they’re welcome to call us at the lottery at 515-725-7900 or email us at [email protected].
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