Winner’s ‘Hand Started Shaking’ after $100,000 Scratchers Win

Oct 02, 2023

A Missouri Lottery player was shaky after discovering the first $100,000 top prize on a “Power 5s” Scratchers ticket he purchased at Skyhaven Conoco, 311 Highway 50 W., in Warrensburg.

“I remember scratching the bottom and I’m like, ‘Oh, I won $2,500,’ and the next one was $2,500, and the next one was $25,000, and that’s when my hand started shaking,” he recalled.

After scratching off the rest of the ticket, the winner quickly realized all the prizes added up to $100,000 – one of the game’s top prizes.

“Power 5s” is a $5 Scratchers ticket released on Aug. 28. The game currently offers over $11.2 million in unclaimed prizes, including four more top prizes of $100,000 and three $25,000 prizes.

In FY23, players in Johnson County won more than $6.2 million in Missouri Lottery prizes, retailers received more than $639,000 in commissions and bonuses, and more than $7.1 million in Lottery proceeds went to education programs in the county.