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Missed it by one number: Iowa Powerball ticket wins $50k

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October 13th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa — Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Iowa missed a share of Wednesday night’s massive jackpot by just one number. The ticket, purchased at a Casey’s store in Clarion, matched four of the first five numbers — and the Powerball — to win $50,000, the Iowa Lottery wrote in a blog post Thursday morning.

A player in California won the $1.765 billion jackpot, the second-largest lottery prize after rolling over for 36 consecutive drawings. The winning numbers from Wednesday’s drawing: 22, 24, 40, 52, 64 and Powerball 10.

The $50,000 prize in Iowa had not been claimed as of noon Thursday. Neither had a $2 million prize from Saturday’s drawing, for which a ticket purchased at a Casey’s in Tiffin matched the first five numbers and missed the Powerball.

Prizes above $250,000 must be claimed in person at the Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive.