St. Joseph Scratchers Player Spells Out $100,000 Top Prize

May. 26, 2023

A Missouri Lottery player at Speedy Convenience, 2728 Messanie St. in St. Joseph, scratched and matched his way to a $100,000 top prize on a “Triple Cherry Crossword” Scratchers ticket.

“Triple Cherry Crossword” is a $5 game that currently offers over $12 million in unclaimed prizes, including two more $100,000 top prizes.

It’s the second large Scratchers prize won in St. Joseph this month. A “Silver & Gold” Scratchers ticket worth $50,000 was previously sold at Garfield 66, located at1029 Garfield Ave.

In FY22, players in Buchanan County won more than $26 million in Missouri Lottery prizes, retailers received more than $1.6 million in commissions and bonuses, and more than $3.7 million in Lottery proceeds went to educational programs in the county.