A stock image shows lottery balls.
A stock image shows lottery balls.
  • The Iowa Lottery initially reported the wrong winning numbers for Monday's Powerball draw.
  • Some people claimed their winnings, mistakenly believing they'd won up to $200.
  • While the numbers were corrected, the temporary 'winners' will get to keep their money, it said.

The Iowa Lottery accidentally published the wrong winning numbers for Monday's Powerball draw, leading some participants to believe they'd won hundreds of dollars.

The mistake was the result of "human error," it said.

But the lottery added that those temporary 'winners' who'd presented their tickets while the wrong numbers were still live would be able to hang onto their winnings.