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Bee Line Snack Shop Sells Columbia Man $50,000 Winning Ticket

A Columbia man spelled his way to a $50,000 top prize on a Missouri Lottery "Crossword" Scratchers ticket.  Aydin Yasar, 44, purchased the winning ticket at Bee Line Snack Shop, 904 Interstate 70, in Columbia.

"Crossword," a $3 game with a top prize of $50,000, officially began on Feb. 27.  To learn more about this game or any of the Lottery’s games or promotions, visit Molottery.com.

The Missouri Lottery generates nearly $1 billion a year in sales and contributes more than $200 million annually to Missouri public education programs, including the A+ Scholarship Program, Special Education Excess Costs and Vocational Technical Schools.