An anonymous woman won a Missouri Lottery prize after hitting the same numbers she’s been trying her luck with for 40 years.
The lucky winner from Pulaski County used exactly nine numbers to match nine ticket slots, according to a Missouri Lottery news release.
According to the statement, the winner’s son checked the ticket at a retail store and was shocked when the clerk told him he could not cash it in.
“She said, ‘Give me a call,'” the winner told the Missouri Lottery, recounting his son’s interaction with the clerk.
“So he handed her his phone and she took a picture of it and said, ‘This is your mom’s win, so we can’t pay her!'” That’s what he told lottery officials, explaining why he couldn’t pay. Cash out at the store.
Her son called her as soon as he left the store and couldn’t resist the news that she was now $80,000 richer.
The winner told lottery officials that he decided to use the proceeds to buy a new car.
Lottery officials said the winning ticket was purchased at the LMC convenience store located at 1302 Historic 66 West in Waynesville, Missouri.
The nine Club Keno numbers that matched the winning ticket were part of the Missouri Lottery’s “9 Spot” game.
The base prize is $30,000, but the winner chose to add a “bullseye,” increasing the prize to $80,000, the Missouri Lottery reported.
The Club Keno game is a “fast-action draw game that delivers fun every four minutes,” with a variety of game options to choose from.
Since its founding in 1986, the Missouri Lottery has contributed more than $8 billion to Missouri and public education, according to the lottery’s website.
In fiscal year 2023, more than $7 billion was won in the lottery, of which more than $425 million went to public education.
During the same period, players in Pulaski County, where the most recent winners are from, won more than $9.5 million in lottery prizes, Lottery officials wrote in a press release.
Fox Business has reached out to the Missouri Lottery for comment.
