Massive Lottery Win, But a Big Jackpot Is Set to Expire in Iowa

Massive Lottery Win, But a Big Jackpot Is Set to Expire in IowaSo much focus is placed on the huge jackpots in lottery games like Powerball, Lotto America, and Mega Millions that it's easy to forget that some scratch games also pay out pretty decent amounts.No one needs to remind an Eastern Iowa woman of that - she's a half-million dollars richer thanks to a scratch ticket.Iowa Lottery officials say Debora Dunn of Bettendorf won $500,000 in the Mega Bucks scratch game after purchasing the winning ticket at her hometown Kwik Star on Belmont Road.She claimed her prize this week at the Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive.Iowa LotteryMega Bucks is a $50 scratch game that features 13 top prizes of $500,000 and 12 prizes of $25,000.While Debra celebrates her big win, another lottery player, also in Bettendorf, is just days away from seeing a massive jackpot win slip through their fingers.An unclaimed winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 is set to expire in less than a month.Lottery officials say the ticket from the July 29, 2024 drawing, matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball to earn the big payday. It was purchased at the Kwik Star location on 53rd Avenue in Bettendorf.The jackpot will expire on January 27. LOOK: States sending the most people to IowaStacker compiled a list of states where the most people are moving to Iowa using data from the Census Bureau.Gallery Credit: Stacker#25. South Carolina#24. Maryland#23. Ohio#22. Kansas#21. Washington#20. New Jersey#19. North Carolina#18. Oklahoma#17. Pennsylvania#16. Nevada#15. Louisiana#14. Hawaii#13. Utah#12. Colorado#11. Michigan#10. Arizona#9. California#8. South Dakota#7. Florida#6. Missouri#5. Texas#4. Wisconsin#3. Minnesota#2. Nebraska#1. IllinoisLOOK: Biggest snowfalls recorded in Iowa historyStacker compiled a list of the biggest 1-day snowfalls in Iowa using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information.Gallery Credit: StackerFeb 26, 1912Feb 26, 1912Feb 18, 1962Mar 7, 1909Mar 8, 1961Nov 30, 1934Feb 18, 1962Nov 30, 1934Mar 6, 1959Apr 20, 1918LOOK: Highest-rated free things to do in Iowa, according to TripadvisorGallery Credit: Stacker #30. Stone Cliff Winery#29. Vander Veer Botanical Park#28. University of Iowa#27. Antique Archeology#26. State Historical Museum#25. Devonian Fossil Gorge#24. Amana Colonies National Historic Landmark#23. Union Pacific Railroad Museum#22. Trinity Heights#21. Gray's Lake Park#20. Effigy Mounds National Monument#19. Snake Alley#18. High Trestle Trail Bridge#17. Plane Crash Site of Buddy Holly#16. Pikes Peak State Park#15. Roseman Bridge#14. Dunnings Spring Park#13. Iowa State University#12. Des Moines Art Center#11. Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens#10. Mines of Spain Recreation Area#9. Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center#8. Grotto of the Redemption#7. Downtown Farmers Market#6. Pappajohn Sculpture Park#5. Maquoketa Caves State Park#4. Horseshoe Council Bluffs#3. Iowa 80 Trucking Museum#2. Capitol Building#1. Field of Dreams Movie SiteAround The WebMore From KKRC-FM / 97.3 KKRC