(Radio Iowa) – Four tickets purchased in Iowa came close to snagging a portion of the one BILLION dollar Powerball jackpot. One winning ticket was purchased in California and the Iowa Lottery reports four tickets bought here were just one number away from claiming a portion of the prize. Two of those tickets were purchased in Council Bluffs and Manson — and are each worth 100-thousand dollars. The other two were purchased in Polk City and Des Moines and are worth 50-thousand.

The Iowa Lottery reports players here bought more than two-point-seven million dollars in Powerball tickets — including nearly two million dollars worth on the day of the drawing Wednesday.