$50,000 Scratchers Prize Becomes Nest Egg for Future Home

Jul. 14, 2025

The choice to purchase a “100X”  Scratchers ticket at Casey’s, 401 E. Hyde Park Ave. in St. Joseph, will ultimately lead to a new home for a lucky Missouri Lottery player.  

“I usually only play the $10 ones, and it was there so I got it,” the winner explained of his decision to buy the $10 game.

He brought it home to his fiancée, and the pair quickly learned the ticket contained one of the game’s $50,000 prizes. 

 “We were finishing scratching the ticket, and we saw it and we were freaking out!” he said.

The winner added he and his fiancée are going to use the money to purchase their first home together.

“We’ve already been in contact with a loan company, so we’re going to buy our first house,” he said.

100X” players have won over $12 million in prizes since the game began. Over $21.7 million remain in unclaimed prizes, including two top prizes of $1 million and three more $50,000 prizes.

Players who purchased tickets in Buchanan County last fiscal year won more than $15.6 million in total Missouri Lottery prizes. Retailers received more than $1.5 million in commissions and bonuses, and education programs in the county received more than $5.5 million in appropriated Lottery proceeds.