The purchase of a “Triple Red 777” Scratchers ticket turned into a big surprise for a lucky Missouri Lottery player in Jackson County, with a win that left him almost speechless.
He purchased the winning ticket at Temp Stop, 100 S.E. Todd George Parkway, in Lee’s Summit. Claiming his prize at the Lottery’s Kansas City regional office, the winner noted how shocked he was to find he had won a $77,777 prize.
“It wasn’t something that I expected for real. I’ve been playing that ticket for a while now,” he said. “It was kind of silly! I don’t know how to explain it.”
He went on to say his wife did not believe him when he first told her how much he had won.
“She thought there had to be something wrong with it!” he shared.
In FY23, players in Jackson County won more than $108.7 million in Missouri Lottery prizes, retailers received more than $9.9 million in commissions and bonuses, and more than $15.5 million in Lottery proceeds went to education programs in the county.
