DES MOINES, Iowa — Lottery players are going to have a shot at more billion-dollar jackpots and slightly better odds under new Mega Millions rules that go into effect with Tuesday’s drawing.

Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Iowa Lottery revenues are down nearly 12 percent over the past year, a dip driven largely by national jackpot games, according to state lottery figures.

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Now, she hopes the winnings will help her and her husband retire. Photo by Iowa lottery It was an “emotional” day for an Iowa couple as they realized a big lottery win would help them retire.

"My dad just passed away three weeks ago," Thomas O'Hollearn told the Iowa Lottery. "I thought maybe it was a blessing from him. It was a blessing from my dad." O'Hollearn, a 56-year-old Johnston ...

But Terry Stillings, who won a jackpot prize playing an Iowa Lottery game, almost didn’t realize she was among the game’s big winners. Stillings, of Forest City, became the eighth person this ...

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