Lottery player wins jackpot on random Missouri ticket. ‘Never won anything like this’
A Missouri man won a jackpot after randomly picking a scratch-off lottery ticket.
The player stopped for gas in Republic and decided to buy a lottery ticket, according to a Nov. 27 news release from the Missouri Lottery.
The man bought a “Deck the Halls” ticket.
“I just picked a ticket,” he explained. “I really didn’t know which one I was going to get.”
He was surprised when he realized he won the game’s top prize of $50,000.
“I’ve never won anything like this before,” he added. “I was shocked I won $50,000 on a $3 ticket!”
The Deck the Halls game was released in October and still has two more top prizes of $50,000.
Republic is about a 15-mile drive southwest from Springfield.
This story was originally published November 27, 2024 at 5:12 PM with the headline "Lottery player wins jackpot on random Missouri ticket. ‘Never won anything like this’."
