A Missouri Lottery player completed his trip to “reduce, reuse, recycle” by uncovering a $50,000 prize on a Scratchers ticket he purchased at Rocket, 2140 W. Terra Lane, in O’Fallon.
“I take my recycling stuff out there, and then I stopped by that service station and bought a ticket,” the winner said.
As a fan of $50 Scratchers games, he purchased a “$5,000,000 Fortune” ticket and headed out to his car to scratch it.
“When I saw the numbers all start to match, I stopped scratching and took it back in to have them check it,” he said.
The clerk took the ticket, scanned it, and then confirmed he had won one of 40 prizes of $50,000 offered in the game.
“After that, I took it back home to my wife and had her scratch the rest of it off,” he said. “By the time she was done, she was so excited!”
“$5,000,000 Fortune” players have won over $107.7 million in prizes playing “$5,000,000 Fortune.” Over $144.7 million remain in unclaimed prizes, including a top prize of $5 million, three prizes of $1 million and 23 additional $50,000 prizes.
Players who purchased tickets in St. Charles County last fiscal year won more than $68.2 million in total Missouri Lottery prizes. Retailers received more than $6.4 million in commissions and bonuses, and education programs in the county received more than $16.5 million in appropriated Lottery proceeds.
Fun fact: The paper and card stock used for Missouri Lottery Scratchers tickets follows the government-regulated standards and guidelines, including those for recycled material, recycled paper and secondary waste materials.
