Looking in at Iowa

From Iowa Lottery:

Scott Novotny of Newhall won $33,333 playing the “Winning in 3’s” (blue) instant-scratch game. He purchased the winning ticket at the Sinclair, 4713 Sixth St. S.W. in Cedar Rapids. …

The Maquoketa newspaper, that is. From Iowa Lottery:

DES MOINES, Iowa - A group of co-workers from Maquoketa enjoyed a limousine ride to Des Moines to claim a $400,000 Powerball prize on Wednesday. …

Word of the group’s win had spread quickly, as the co-workers are all employed at Maquoketa Newspapers Inc., which publishes the Maquoketa Sentinel-Press newspaper and handles other commercial printing. The newspaper had printed an article about the group’s win before the co-workers claimed their prize.

“We were on the front page of the newspaper right away of course because we print it,” said group member Amy Luskey. “But you hear a lot of people out and about talking about it.”

Twelve of the Lucky 13 traveled to Des Moines to claim the prize.

From Maquoketa: Dianne Barker, Kim Cornelius, Jeremy Hansel; Nancy Hink; Don Kutsch and his wife, Rebecca Kutsch; Amy Luskey; Cindy Sellnau and Audrey Winegar.

From Monmouth: Deb DeVore and Jodi Elmegreen.

From Zwingle: Jean Duhme. …

So who was ‘minding the store’?

R.B. Melvold of Maquoketa also is a member of the group, but stayed behind Wednesday to staff the office. …

From Iowa Lottery:

Six Large Prizes Ranging from $10,000 to $400,000 Remain Unclaimed

DES MOINES, Iowa - No ticket sold in Iowa won Saturday’s $276.3 million Powerball® drawing, but several tickets sold in the state were one number away from winning it all, including a ticket sold in Maquoketa that won a $400,000 prize. …

$400,000 prize (matched the five white numbers with the Power Play)
Casey’s, 801 E. Platt St., Maquoketa …

From Iowa Lottery release today:

Glenn Wallace of Cedar Rapids won $30,000 playing the “Crossword” (purple newsprint) instant-scratch game. He purchased the winning ticket at Casey’s, 20 Miller Ave. S.W. in Cedar Rapids. …

Also from Iowa Lottery today:

Jon Adair of Cedar Rapids won $30,000 playing the “Crossword” (purple newsprint) instant-scratch game. He purchased the winning ticket at Guppy’s on the Go, 235 Edgewood Road N.W. in Cedar Rapids. …

From Iowa Lottery release:

DES MOINES, Iowa - A Linn County woman recently claimed a substantial lottery prize.

Kelsey Haughey of Cedar Rapids won $30,000 playing the “Crossword” (purple newsprint) instant-scratch game. She purchased the winning ticket at Casey’s, 3625 Edgewood Road S.W. in Cedar Rapids. …

From Iowa Lottery releases:

Janis Skow, 61, of Cedar Rapids won $15,000 playing the “Fire & Dice” instant-scratch game. She purchased the winning ticket at Hy-Vee, 1843 Johnson Ave. N.W. in Cedar Rapids …

Lyndsey Essary, 21, of Cedar Rapids won $11,000 playing the “One-Eyed Jacks” instant-scratch game. She purchased the winning ticket at Hy-Vee, 20 Wilson Ave. S.W. in Cedar Rapids …

Daniel Begley, 54, won $30,000 playing the “Crossword” (purple newsprint) instant-scratch game. He purchased the winning ticket at Williams Blvd. Amoco, 2601 Williams Blvd. in Cedar Rapids  …

From Iowa Lottery release today:

DES MOINES, Iowa - A Johnson County man has won a large Iowa Lottery prize!

Eugene Langenberg of Iowa City claimed the jackpot for Iowa’s Feb. 12 $100,000 Cash Game drawing. He purchased the winning ticket at On the Go Amoco, 2315 Muscatine Ave. in Iowa City. …

From Iowa Lottery:

Victoria Moore, 57, of Marengo won $30,000 playing the “Crossword” (green newsprint) instant-scratch game. …