“My family said the words that came out of my mouth were, ‘I've been waiting my whole life to scratch a ticket like this!’” the winner of a $50,000 Missouri Lottery prize laughed. “It's the most fun and most excited I've ever been.”
She purchased the lucky “500X” Scratchers ticket at 7-Eleven, 8000 Mackenzie Road in Affton, using winnings from a previous ticket.
“When I bought the ticket, the clerk said he’d leave some cash in the drawer in case I won,” she teased.
Back at home with family, she started to scratch her ticket.
"I scratched the three bonus boxes at the top, and all three were winners … and then every number on the ticket was a winner."
She explained she never scratches the prize amount until she’s uncovered all the numbers.
"When I scratched that first bonus spot prize to see the dollar amount, it was $1,000. And the next was $1,000, and the third was $5,000!"
In total, she revealed 35 $1,000 prizes & three $5,000 prizes – totaling $50,000.
“I went back to the 7-Eleven a few hours later, and (the clerk) asked, 'Did you win?' I said, 'Yeah - $50,000!'"
“500X” is a $50 Scratchers ticket released on May 30. The game currently offers over $181.5 million in unclaimed prizes, including two $5 million top prizes, three $1 million second prizes and 36 additional $50,000 prizes.
Players can also enter their eligible “500X” tickets into their My Lottery® Players Club accounts for a chance to win $500 cash in the “Scratch Big, Win Big!” monthly drawings.
In FY23, players in St. Louis County won more than $207.7 million in Missouri Lottery prizes, retailers received over $20 million in commissions and bonuses, and more than $76 million in Lottery proceeds went to education programs in the county.
