MO Lottery Blog

What a car!

Maybe you've heard that we're giving away Dodge® Viper® this summer.  We've already selected two winners and the third deadline for entry is June 10.  To give you an idea about what makes this car so special, JW traveled to Kansas City to visit with Viper owner and Viper Club of America national treasurer Chris Marshall.  Chris was nice enough to show off his car and give you a little taste of the raw power of the Viper®!  Check it out. 

Retail Therapy

Do you have a favorite retailer where you like to buy Lottery tickets?  Tell us about it.  What is that makes them your favorite retailer, and why do you keep going back?

Happy Memorial Day!

It’s the holiday.  We hope you are enjoying some time off and getting to spend it with family.  We consider each of you our extended family, so here’s wishing you good luck for the summer ahead. 

Muscle Up #2

The second drawing for the “Muscle Up” spring promotion has been completed.  Our grand prize winner for this round was another mail-in entry, so the selection has already been validated  Congratulations to Daniel Sanders of Doniphan.   The final drawing deadline for a chance to win a Dodge® Viper® SRT10 Coupe is June 10. 

Where it's at

There were quite a few Missourians who won money playing Powerball Wednesday night.  Two tickets matched all five white-ball numbers to win $200,000.  Those tickets were sold at...

• QuikTrip on Big Bend in Maplewood
• Longview Apple Market in Kansas City

There were also four tickets sold that matched four white-ball numbers and the Powerball to win $10,000.  Those tickets were purchased at...

• Moser's Discount Foods in Fulton
• Gerbes on Broadway in Columbia
• Discount Smoke Shop on Loughborough in St. Louis
• Bellevue In & Out Market in St. Louis

Congratulations to all our lucky players  No one matched all the numbers in Powerball, so the jackpot climbs to $20 million for the May 24 drawing. 

Cheap gas and Powerball!

What happens when you partner the Lottery, Breaktime Convenience stores and Y107 in Columbia to promote a $144 million Powerball jackpot?  If you do it by discounting gas to $1.44 a gallon, you get a lot of people willing to line up for the deal.  This edition of Reel Lottery is a look behind the scenes of a popular promotion. 

May Team of the Month

We pick a Lottery players group each month to be the Team of the Month.  These are players who join together with co-workers or friends to purchase tickets as a group.  We've had a few groups this year win the $200,000 second prize in Powerball.  May's Team of the Month is the "Hospital Hopefuls" from Appleton City.  This group of 25 co-workers will get a few prizes for being such dedicated players.  Congratulations, and good luck. 

Open Thread

What's on your mind?  It could be the $10,000 winning Powerball ticket sold in Ballwin last weekend.  Or maybe you want to tell me why you play mega Scratchers.  Whatever your questions and comments, now is the time to post it.  I thought I would take one day each week, when they let me hang around the office, and open it up to you.  I'll keep close watch over the blog until 5 p.m. today and post your comments and the answers from our experts as quickly as possible.  It's about as close to an open chat that you'll find with the Missouri Lottery.  So, tell me what you're thinking about and come back each week for the "live" Q&A with the Captain. 

Survey

If you are a My Lottery member, you may have received an e-mail from us asking you to participate in a short survey regarding promotional prizes.  Yes, this is a real survey and the links are coded so that we know who participates.  We appreciate your input and are thankful for your time and consideration.  This is a great opportunity for you to tell us what you think and help us create the Lottery you want and deserve.  Thank you. 

Interested?

Don't look now, but the Powerball jackpot is up to an estimated $35 million for May 17.  Is that enough to get you interested, or do you need way more than that for an early retirement?