Big Powerball Winner in NE Iowa

Last night's monster $546.1 million Powerball Jackpot was won by three players in North Carolina, Texas and Puerto Rico, however several people in Iowa won some pretty good prizes, too.

In Waukon, a ticket purchased at the Huba Huba Convenience store is worth $30,000. The player matched four of the five regular numbers, plus the Powerball, and had the Power Play option. A similar ticket was sold at a Casey's Store in Newton.

Four tickets matched four of the five numbers and the Powerball, for a $10,000 prize. Those tickets were purchased in Des Moines, Waukee, Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon.

Over 67,000 plays in Iowa won prizes ranging from $4 up to $30,000.

Iowa Lottery players bought almost $4.7 million in Powerball tickets for Wednesday's drawing, $3 million in tickets on Wednesday alone, with the busiest buying time from 5-6pm.

The average Powerball purchase in Iowa was just $6, or three plays.

A total of about 66% of all possible number combinations were purchased for the Wednesday drawing.

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