A Missouri Lottery Club Keno® player in Johnson County won $84,676 on the ticket he purchased at Rathole Bar, 123 N.E. 661 in Knob Noster, during a quarterly Keno promotion in December. 

“I was playing that night because it was ‘Keno Bonus Hours,’” he explained. “There’s a bunch of us that get together to play whenever they have Bonus Hours and we all enjoy it.” 

His 8-Spot Club Keno ticket with Bulls-Eye matched eight numbers drawn, plus the Bulls-Eye number, to win a $50,000 prize – which continued to grow from there because Club Keno also adds an additional Progressive jackpot prize to any top-prize wins on 6-, 7- or 8-Spot games. Because he also received increased winnings for buying a 10-draw ticket during “Keno Bonus Hours,” the final prize amount came to $84,676. 

“It surprised me – I didn’t think it was going to be anything near like that,” he laughed. “First thing my friend told me was to sign the back (of the ticket). So I did and put it in my wallet.” 

In FY25, players in Johnson County won more than $5 million in Missouri Lottery prizes, retailers received more than $510,000 in commissions and bonuses, and more than $10.6 million in Lottery proceeds went to education programs in the county.