A Missouri Lottery player said he was in the right place at the right time when he purchased a “200X the Cash” Scratchers ticket at Culver’s Hawkins 66, 6401 Memorial Highway, in St. Joseph.
“We stopped to get a bottle of water before ball practice,” the winner shared. “I wasn’t even sure I was going to get a ticket.”
However, when he saw the $20 “200X the Cash” game in the number seven spot, it reminded him of a family member’s birthday, and he decided to try his luck.
“I scratched the ticket a couple of hours later while waiting in the drive-thru,” he added. “Not seeing any symbols, I didn’t think I won.”
As luck would have it, he didn’t need to uncover any of the game’s multiplier symbols in order to win. When he scanned the ticket, he was shocked to learn he had won $100,000.
“200X the Cash” players have claimed more than $44.1 million in prizes, over $6.5 million in unclaimed prizes remain, including a top prize of $2 million.
In FY24, players in Buchanan County won more than $15.6 million in Missouri Lottery prizes, retailers received more than $1.5 million in commissions and bonuses, and more than $5.5 million in Lottery proceeds went to education programs in the county.
