Powerball lottery jackpot makes Iowa history

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Will the winner or winners of the biggest lottery jackpot in Iowa history please step forward?

Cedar Rapids residents were busy speculating Thursday on the identities of possible lucky ticket holders after the Iowa Lottery announced that a single ticket sold at a Hy-Vee grocery store there was the sole winner of a $241 million jackpot in Wednesday night's multi-state Powerball drawing. No one immediately claimed the prize, but that's not uncommon for such a huge jackpot.

One of the hottest reports swirling through eastern Iowa is that someone bought the ticket on behalf of a group of workers at the Quaker Oats plant, one of the city's major employers.

"I have heard the rumor mill is going crazy in Cedar Rapids, but we don't have any confirmation of a winner," said Iowa Lottery Vice President Mary Neubauer. "We won't verify anything until someone comes into lottery headquarters in Des Moines with the winning ticket."

Multiple employees say that a group of around 20 working in the company's shipping and receiving department pitched in on a ticket and won Wednesday's $241 million dollar Powerball jackpot.

The winning numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing were 7-10-14-33-57 and Powerball 18. The jackpot ticket matched all six numbers drawn.

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[jnelsoninjax]

Hey! That's my ticket! :shiftyninja:

[Growled Member]

I wish it was mine.

[Biotoxic_hazard_835]

I would be very very happy with only 10% of that jackpot.