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Iowa Lottery Results and Winning Numbers

Every game's newest draws, to November 6, 2026. Below them: what a ticket costs in Iowa, which add-ons Iowa Lottery sells, and what it is worth — with the arithmetic shown.

Latest Iowa lottery results

Updated

  • Pick 3 Nov 6 Midday -- Evening -- Next draw Sat, Nov 7, about 12:20 p.m. CT (1:20 p.m. ET)
  • Pick 4 Nov 6 Midday --- Evening --- Next draw Sat, Nov 7, about 12:20 p.m. CT (1:20 p.m. ET)
  • Mega Millions Nov 6 ----, Mega Ball Next draw Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 p.m. CT (11:00 p.m. ET) Jackpot $529 million
  • Powerball Nov 4 ----, Powerball Next draw Sat, Nov 7, 9:59 p.m. CT (10:59 p.m. ET) Jackpot $20 million
  • Millionaire for Life Nov 6 ----, Millionaire Ball Next draw Sat, Nov 7, 10:15 p.m. CT (11:15 p.m. ET)
  • Lotto America Nov 4 ----, Star Ball Next draw Sat, Nov 7, about 9:15 p.m. CT (10:15 p.m. ET)

Every Iowa draw on Nov 6 Iowa results by date Iowa draw times

Iowa hot and cold numbers

For fun: every draw is independent, so none of these is likelier to come up next.

At the jackpot standing after the November 4, 2026 draw, a $2 Powerball ticket bought in Iowa is worth $0.35, 17c on the dollar after Iowa's 3.8% withholding.

Multi-state games in Iowa

More multi-state games sold in Iowa

Iowa Lottery also sells Millionaire for Life and Lotto America, drawn once for every lottery that sells them.

What is different in Iowa

Ticket price
$4 a line, all in
$2 base plus $1 each for Power Play and Double Play.
Power Play
On sale — $1
Multiplies every prize below the jackpot by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10. We make the extra dollar worth about 46c.
Double Play
On sale — $1
A second drawing of the same numbers, every prize fixed, top prize $10 million. Worth about 53c per dollar — the best-value dollar on the ticket.
Prize structure
Fixed, as the chart
The published amounts are what you are paid — Iowa does not adjust them for sales.
State withholding
3.8%
On prizes over $600. Federal withholding of 24% applies on top, everywhere.
Minimum age
21
Higher than the usual 18. Iowa Lottery sets it.

Rules read from powerball.com and Iowa Lottery on September 22, 2026. Withholding rates and the calculator.

Iowa Lottery's own games

These are drawn in Iowa, for Iowa. We hold 34,910 of their draws, the oldest from July 13, 1998.

Iowa lottery tools

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Iowa lottery questions

What lottery games can you play in Iowa?
Mega Millions, Powerball, Millionaire for Life, Lotto America, plus Iowa Lottery's own games: Pick 3, Pick 4. We hold 34,910 of their draws, the oldest from July 13, 1998.
Does Iowa sell Power Play and Double Play?
Both. Each costs $1 a play on top of the $2 ticket, so a full Iowa line is $4. We price Power Play at about 46 cents per dollar and Double Play at about 53 cents.
How much tax does Iowa withhold from lottery winnings?
3.8% — On prizes over $600, held back before the cheque is written and on top of 24% federal withholding. Withholding is not the final bill. The calculator works out what you would actually keep.
Which Iowa lottery game has the best odds?
Mega Millions, at 1 in 23.07 of winning something — though the prizes are correspondingly smaller, and winning often is not the same as winning much.
Where do these Iowa numbers come from?
Straight from Iowa Lottery's own published results, read every day, and the multi-state games are cross-checked against several official sources before we publish them. Every source is listed here. The Iowa rules on this page were read from powerball.com and Iowa Lottery on September 22, 2026.

About the Iowa Lottery

Iowa Lottery sells Powerball and Mega Millions alongside its own games. One of the four jurisdictions where you must be 21, not 18. You must be 21 to buy a ticket, and a winning ticket has to be claimed in the jurisdiction where it was sold. ialottery.com

Every jurisdiction is listed on the lottery hub — including Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah, which run no lottery at all.