The Missouri Lottery has been hosting a player-submitted calendar contest dating back to 2002. The annual Calendar Contest invites players to submit their own photos for consideration, with the final publication being distributed to all 4,700 Lottery retailers across the state.
Each year, photos are submitted based on a general theme, which have included pets, parks, gardens, murals, hometowns and the great Missouri outdoors.
The theme for 2023 is "Missouri Waterways."
Winning Photos
Cover: Trista Green (Eleven Point River)
January: Lora VanDerPloeg (Bull Shoals Lake)
February: Ashley Wright (Table Rock Lake)
March: Beth Tobin (Montauk State Park)
April: Diane Kroupa (Mississippi River)
May: Alexandra Meoli (Black River)
June: Brad Osborne (Mississippi River)
July: Jane Linders (Creve Couer Lake)
August: Nathan Zachary (Meramec River)
September: Joy Hogan (Fellows Lake)
October: Justin Michalik (Eleven Point River)
November: Margie Troyer (Current River)
December: Brian Wochner (Lake Jacomo)