Lottery

An eastern Missouri man is a $1 million winner in a Powerball drawing.

The Missouri Lottery is looking for someone who purchased a Lotto ticket worth $1.9 million at a convenience store in Troy.

Missouri Lottery officials say someone in the state has won $50 million.

The lottery says in a news release that Orintha Galella, of Moline, Illinois, picked up her prize Thursday at the regional lottery office in Cedar Rapids.

Thanks to a $9,673 Missouri Lottery Club Keno prize, a Sedalia man is hoping to continue his winning streak. Steven Young Jr., 34, was at E. Street Bar, 1201 E. Third St., in Sedalia, with friends on March 4 when he won the prize.
“I had been playing my own numbers the entire night,&CloseCurlyD…

A desire for a soft drink has landed a Jefferson City couple a $10,000 Missouri Lottery prize. Mark and Khristy Schepers, both of Jefferson City, purchased their winning “Happy Holidays” Scratchers ticket on Nov. 16 at Stacy’s Market, 6821 Business 50 W...

DOE RUN, Mo. (AP) — Lottery luck has struck twice for an eastern Missouri man. The Daily Journal newspaper in Park Hills, Missouri reports that 65-year-old Doe Run resident Ronald Stotler won $5,000 on a scratch-off ticket in May. On August 11th, he won $20,000 playing the Missouri Lottery&apo…

This lottery winner threw her fortune down the toilet.
Literally.

ATLANTA (AP) — Two winning tickets were sold in the $636 million Mega Millions drawing: one at a tiny newsstand in Atlanta, and the other more than 2,000 miles away in California.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions estimated jackpot has soared to $636 million, making it the second largest jackpot in U.S. history.