A Missouri Lottery player uncovered one of 10 $50,000 top prizes on a “Fruit Loot” Scratchers ticket she bought at QuikTrip, 3475 Lemay Ferry Road, in St. Louis.
“At first I thought it was just a $50 winner, but when I kept scratching, there were just more zeros!” she said.
Since she had been scratching off the ticket at her work, her coworkers were there to witness her reaction.
“They thought I needed an ambulance!” she laughed. “I just kept trying to tell them that I won, but the words wouldn’t come out.”
Once she did finally manage to tell them, she said they shared in her shock and excitement.
“Everyone knew within like five minutes and were so happy for me!” she shared. “You want to talk about a shock!”
So far, “Fruit Loot” players have won over $8.8 million in prizes playing the $3 game. Over $9.1 million remain in unclaimed prizes, including four more top prizes of $50,000.
In FY22, players in St. Louis County won more than $205.1 million in Missouri Lottery prizes, retailers received more than $19.5 million in commissions and bonuses, and more than $39 million in Lottery proceeds went to education programs in the county.
