OTTUMWA, Iowa — A Powerball player won big on Saturday after purchasing a $2 million ticket in Ottumwa.
The ticket was purchased at Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh at 1027 N. Quincy Ave.
The winning Powerball numbers were: 2-38-44-50-62 and Powerball 19. The Power Play number was 3.
The ticket purchased in Ottumwa came within one number of the $424 million jackpot, matching the first five numbers but missing the Powerball.
But the player still got lucky: the prize was initially $1 million, but whoever bought the ticket added the Power Play option, which ultimately doubled the prize to $2 million.
The Ottumwa ticket was the only one in the country to win $2 million Saturday night.
Hy-Vee will receive a $2,000 bonus from the Iowa Lottery for selling the ticket.
Since no one matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, the big prize climbed to an estimated $440 million annuity, $230.5 million lump-sum option for Monday's drawing.
But the Ottumwa player wasn't the only Iowan winning big this past weekend. A $1 million Mega Millions ticket was purchased in Davenport, and a nearly $400,000 Super 7s Progressive InstaPlay ticket was purchased in Cascade.
All three big prizes must be claimed at the Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive.