Following his son’s advice to play a particular Scratchers game, a Missouri Lottery player won a $100,000 top prize on a “Pink Panther Diamond Tripler” ticket. He purchased the lucky ticket at Hy-Vee, 201 N. Belt Highway, in St. Joseph.
“My son had won on this ticket and told me I should try one,” the winner said.
“I couldn’t believe it,” he continued. “I was shaking when I saw all the zeros!”
He shared plans to use the winnings to purchase a new car and possibly fix up an older car he owns.
Players of the $5 “Pink Panther Diamond Tripler” game have won over $5.2 million in prizes since the game was released in August. Over $5.7 million remain in unclaimed prizes, including an additional $100,000 prize and two $20,000 prizes.
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.
