Iowa couple misses deadline to cash $100,000 Powerball ticket

Comment #20

EdG1955 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:05:57 GMT

I never paid it, but I did have to spend about 2 hours on the phone -- part on hold and part talking with a person -- to get it resolved and have them stop sending me threatening letters about collections.

Comment #19

Fish7568 — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 17:59:42 GMT

Did they pay you back your 13 bucks plus interest

Comment #18

EdG1955 — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 22:34:54 GMT

The bigger question for me is why do winning lottery tickets even expire? Will the world end if a win is claimed 2 years after the drawing instead of 1 year or less? I guess the easy answer is that greedy states hope some people won't claim on time so the money reverts to the state.

The State of Arizona recently came after me for $13 in back taxes ($7 tax plus $6 interest penalty) allegedly owed for 2016. I wish I could have told them, Too late!! You only had 180 days to collect!! Turns out I... [ More ]

Comment #17

Long Odds — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 20:46:46 GMT

What a load of crap. Those with the most power and the biggest megaphones can lie all they want; problem is when fools reward them by believing the lies.

Comment #16

MillionsWanted — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 18:18:03 GMT

Ouch! Better luck next time!

In my country you need to be a registered player. If you win big you will automatically get the money into your bank account within 2-3 days.

Comment #15

sweetie7398 — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 13:30:49 GMT

Thanks for your Service.

Comment #14

American Indian — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 10:02:48 GMT

Yeah Not like the Wife had anything else to do while her Hubby was Off Serving OUR Country == SIX Daughters To Raise alone, Worrying about her Husband, Him Being Injured Bad enough he came home in a Wheelchair, Wife had Covid Doesn't say When she Caught IT???

Luckily He Worked His way Out of the Wheelchair, which I'm Sue was NOT Easy! (I'm in one Myself)

Thank You for Your Service Sir and Welcome HOME!

Thank You to Your Wife Family for Their Sacrifices Also.

Comment #13

increase — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:55:39 GMT

I hope they win big soon

Comment #12

Stack47 — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 05:39:15 GMT

Having returned from a tour in Afghanistan in a wheelchair, Bradly Hanawalt of Des Moines never thought that luck was on his side.

The story doesn't say if his wife bought the ticket while he was in Afghanistan so it was probably mentioned to show finding an expired $100,000 value PB ticket in his wife's car was another example of being unlucky. Said story but his wife forgot about checking the ticket for over a year.

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Comment #11

HaveABall — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 03:47:08 GMT

Ugh, she and her children goofed up big time last year! That's unfortunate. The lessons are: To clean the inside of your car every month; If you find any lottery tickets check them on the computer that same day; Treat lottery tickets as if they're quite valuable, never leave them in your car intentionally (could fade, get stepped on, get ripped or become forgotten/lost).

Comment #10

Mata Garbo — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 20:28:54 GMT

I guess the good news is it was 100 thousand and not 100 million. They can get over this after a few months. If it had been millions, I'm not sure anyone could ever get over that. Let's hope they live a long and happy life despite this sad event.

Comment #9

Bleudog101 — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:11:31 GMT

I live in a red state and am a proud Democrat and Army retiree. They love the military here in KY.

Second sentence makes no sense to me. Wife could have cashed the ticket instead of forgetting about it.

Many years ago stationed @ Ft Myer, VA next to the Pentagon a Soldier from the Pentagon won $5 million and the Army was debating to let him out. Not sure of the outcome of that! I know that later on Servicemembers were allowed to ETS having won the lottery...I never got so lucky

Comment #8

ckrakowski — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:37:51 GMT

I believe expectations can and should be made in certain circumstances and serving overseas is one of them.

If you win but you are overseas it is not like they will allow you to leave just to cash a lottery ticket.

But then again this is iowa a red state and we all know that means they are anti-military.

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Comment #7

PHIL85 — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:30:17 GMT

Lesson learned. Check you tickets after each drawing. That winning ticket sat in her car for nearly a year, and she didn't get sick until the 12 months were set to expire.

Comment #6

GreyGreen — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:04:48 GMT

They'll be thinking about this for the rest of their lives.

Comment #5

MrLotto$ — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 02:22:32 GMT

I think it's bull crap how did he know that it was a winning ticket a whole year later? Plus they don't even have the results available that long... you can't even scan a ticket to see if you won from that long ago ... But I guess if you're checking on a computer or tablet you could check way back... secure your tickets people

Comment #4

MrLotto$ — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 02:17:22 GMT

Oh well rules are rules if you have to change it for some you have to change it for all

Comment #3

Long Odds — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:29:55 GMT

Thanks for your service; sometimes just words, I guess. Best part of the story is he's out of the wheelchair.

Comment #2

noise-gate — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:19:17 GMT

What's N Mexico's problem? Their Lottery staff showing up to work every other week

Comment #1

Raven62 — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 20:13:19 GMT

A good time to review the PowerBall Claim Period:

State Claim Period

Arizona 180 days

Arkansas 180 days

California 1 year

Colorado 180 days

Connecticut 180 days

Delaware 1 year

Florida 180 days

Georgia 180 days

Idaho 180 days

Illinois 1 year

Indiana 180 days

Iowa 1 year

Kansas 1 year

Kentucky 180 days

Louisiana 180 days

Maine 1 year

Maryland 182 days

Massachusetts 1 year

Michigan 1 year

Minnesota 1 year

Mississippi 180 days

Iowa couple misses deadline to cash $100,000 Powerball ticket

Lottery Post — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:25:46 GMT

Lottery winners plea with Iowa Lottery for extension

By Kate Northrop

A couple who held a winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $100,000 missed the deadline to claim their prize after discovering the rogue ticket in their car mere months too late.

Having returned from a tour in Afghanistan in a wheelchair, Bradly Hanawalt of Des Moines never thought that luck was on his side. While going through his wife's car, he discovered a lone Powerball ticket worth $100,000 and instantly tho... [ More ]