Iowa Winner Controversy
A ticket bought in Iowa for the December 29, 2010 Hot Lotto drawing, "claimed" the following December with virtually no time to spare, would have been among Hot Lotto 's biggest jackpot winners. At the time of the drawing, the jackpot's annuity value was approximately $16,500,000; if the ticket had been successfully claimed, and the winner(s) chose the cash option, that would have been approximately $10,750,000. That money went back to the 15 Hot Lotto members in proportion of each lottery's contribution to the game's jackpot pool. Iowa investigators may release part of a video in hopes of solving the mystery behind the Hot Lotto ticket. A New York attorney claimed the prize on behalf of a trust based in Belize. The attorney's representatives offered the winning ticket hours before the prize would have expired December 29, 2011. The attorney refused to say who purchased the ticket at a Des Moines gas station, and who would have received the payout; the claim was eventually withdrawn. If leads the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are following don't pan out, it may release part of the video showing the Hot Lotto sale in hopes of helping the investigation.
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