A routine shopping trip ended with a $50,000 win on a “$5,000,000 Fortune” Scratchers ticket for a lucky Missouri Lottery player in St. Louis. The winning ticket was purchased at Schnucks, 8650 Big Bend Blvd.
“I thought I was being punked!” the winner laughed.
Once she realized it was real, she texted her husband with a quick, “Call Me.” She gave him a few minutes and when he hadn’t called back, she decided to call him.
“You’re kidding!” he had exclaimed, happy when he thought he’d heard her say she had won $15,000.
“Nope, 5-0!” she giggled.
So far, players of the “$5,000,000 Fortune” game have won over $104.5 million in prizes. More than $147.9 million in prizes are still unclaimed – including a top prize of $5 million, all three $1 million prizes and 24 additional $50,000 prizes.
In FY24, players in St. Louis County won more than $200.8 million in Missouri Lottery prizes, retailers received more than $19.4 million in commissions and bonuses, and more than $161.2 million in Lottery proceeds went to education programs in the county.
