Handpicked Numbers Lead to $50,000 Powerball Prize

Feb. 23, 2023

Energy Express, 13970 Manchester Road in Manchester, sold a Powerball ticket for the Feb. 4 drawing that matched four out of five white-ball numbers drawn, as well as the Powerball number. The handpicked selection of numbers resulted in a $50,000 prize.

“I used a combination of birthdays,” the winner shared. “I’ve been playing those numbers for a while. It was pretty exciting.”

Powerball is a $2 per play multi-state Draw Game with drawings held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:59 p.m. All current and past winning numbers can be found at MOLottery.com.

In FY22, players in St. Louis County won more than $205.1 million in Missouri Lottery prizes, retailers received more than $19.5 million in commissions and bonuses, and more than $39 million in Lottery proceeds went to education programs in the county.