A fella from Iowa actually did win a big lottery prize from the Iowa Lottery on April Fool's Day 2025. His winnings are real and he's got a picture with a big check to prove it.
Manuel McGowan-Serrano of Moline, Ill., won a top prize playing the "9s in a Line" scratch game. He bought his winning ticket at Kwik Star, 2050 E. 53rd St. in Davenport, and claimed his prize Monday at the lottery's regional office in Cedar Rapids.
An Eastern Iowa man found some Irish luck heading into St. Patrick's Day weekend. Timothy Milburn of Davenport win the top prize of $100,000 playing a new scratch game.
Getting a Powerball or Mega Millions lottery ticket is now super easy to do with Easy Play from the Iowa Lottery. Easy Play is exclusively at select Fareway stores.
Make sure you check your Powerball tickets if you bought one in Eastern Iowa for Saturday's drawing. Someone is $50,000 richer after buying a Powerball ticket in Davenport.
Imagine throwing away a lottery ticket worth $10,000. That almost happened to an eastern Iowa man recently. He was about throw away a Mega Millions ticket he thought was a loser.
Imagine winnings six-figures worth of cash from the Iowa Lottery and it's still not as much money as miles on your car. That happened to this man in Iowa recently.