Friends since junior high, a pair of Missouri Lottery players have stepped forward to claim a $50,000 Powerball prize after matching four of the five white-ball numbers, plus the Powerball number, in the June 11 drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at QuikTrip, 801 Belleau Creek Road, in O’Fallon.
“Me and a buddy I’ve known for 50 years have been playing for the last few years,” one of the winners shared. “I’ve known him since seventh grade. We had lockers close to each other.
“The ticket was on my dresser since June 11,” he continued, laughing. “When I checked it, the clerk said, ‘You won $50,000!’ and I said, ‘That’s good!’”
Then he decided to share the good news.
“I called my wife and asked her how her day was going. Then I told her, ‘Here’s how my day’s going!’”
The numbers drawn on June 11 were 18, 20, 26, 53 and 69, and the Powerball number was 5.
Players who purchased tickets in St. Charles County in FY22 won more than $64.3 million in total Missouri Lottery prizes. Retailers in St. Charles County received more than $6.2 million in commissions and bonuses in FY22, and education programs in the county received more than $14 million in appropriated Lottery proceeds.
Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is estimated at $47 million. Since the Powerball jackpot was hit earlier in the week, the “Jackpot Reset” promotion is activated through Nov. 15 – giving players who buy three Powerball plays on a single ticket a free $2 Powerball ticket.
