MO Lottery Blog

New poll

There's a new poll question along the sidebar.  Would you play a Scratchers ticket if it had a small top prize, but had lots of winners?  Please vote and feel free to explain your response in the comments below...

UPDATE:  More than 250 voters overwhelming said yes - 80 percent in favor. 

Where it's at

We had a few lucky winners over the weekend.  The big Powerball jackpot was hit in New Mexico.  One lucky Missouri player did match five white-ball numbers to win $200,000.  That person bought the winning ticket at Country Mart on Jefferson Square in De Soto.  Another player matched four white-ball numbers and the Powerball to win $10,000.  That person shops at Q Stop on Bryan Road in O'Fallon.  And we had the second jackpot winner in Show Me Cash.  Someone who shops at Schnucks, 12756 Olive in St. Louis , is holding a winning ticket worth more than $93,000. 

Congratulations to all of our winners.  The Powerball jackpot resets to $15 million, which is still a lot of money.  And the Show Me Cash jackpot for Sept. 29 is $55,000.  Would you be satisfied with a smaller win, or are you only interested in the big jackpots?   

Where it's at

There were a lot of winners from last night's drawings.  We had another Lotto winner, this time from Ferguson.  There was one player to match all five white-ball numbers in Powerball to win $200,000.  That ticket was purchased at Longview Apple Market in Kansas City.  Another three players matched four white-ball numbers and the Powerball to win $10,000.   Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:

• Mid-Towne IGA in St. Charles
• BP Amoco on Olive in University City
• Casey's on Commercial in Harrisonville

200 Million!

The Powerball jackpot for Sept. 27 is now estimated at $200 million!  Get your tickets early.

Want some free gas?

One of the great aspects of our new game Show Me Cash is the "Free Gas Sweepstakes."  There are 10 weekly winners of a year's worth of free gasoline, and there will be one grand-prize winner who will win free gas for five years.  You get an entry for the "Free Gas Sweepstakes" every time you buy a $2 or greater Show Me Cash ticket for the same drawing.  We drew the first 10 winners last Friday and you can see a list of them here.  If a year's worth of free gasoline sounds good to you, consider entering the "Free Gas Sweepstakes" by buying a Show Me Cash ticket.  Good luck. 

Weekend of winners

What a fantastic weekend for Missouri Lottery players!  We had a Lotto winner in southern Missouri.  More on that later.  We had our first Show Me Cash winner.  A ticket worth more than $227,000 was sold at 7-Eleven on Mexico Road in St. Peters.  And four lucky players matched four white-ball numbers and the Powerball to win $10,000.  Those winning tickets were purchased at the following locations: 

• DC's Convenience Store in Centralia
• Schnucks Market on Vogel Road in Arnold
• Hen House on Chatham Ave in Kansas City
• Dierbergs on Clarkson in Ellisville

Congratulations to all our winners.  By the way, the Powerball jackpot continues to climb.  The estimated Powerball jackpot for Sept. 24 is $176 million.  Maybe it's your turn to be a winner...

Where it's at

Two lucky players matched four white-ball numbers and the Powerball to win $10,000 in last night's drawing. Those tickets were purchased at the following locations: 

• Schnucks on Zumbehl Rd. in St. Charles
• P&R Lounge on Main in O'Fallon

Another player used Power Play to multiply a $10,000 prize into a $30,000 payday.  That player bought the winning ticket at Schnucks on Hampton Village Plaza in St. Louis.  For an extra dollar at the time of your purchase, you can add Power Play to your ticket and be in line for bigger prizes, too.  The only prize that doesn't multiply is the jackpot, which is growing to astronomical proportions.  The Powerball jackpot for Sept. 20 is an estimated $154 million!  Does that sound good to you?  What would you do if you won? 

Dash for Gas Tour

We're trooping around the state offering some special discounts on gas to Lottery players when they purchase $2 worth of Show Me Cash tickets.  One of our first stops was at two different Cody's Convenience Store locations in Springfield last Friday.  Check the video...

The best part about this promotion is that a $2 same-game purchase of Show Me Cash tickets also gets you an entry in the "Free Gas Sweepstakes."  There are 10 weekly winners of one year of free gasoline and one grand-prize winner of five years of free gasoline.  Get all the details about this great promotion here and be listening to the radio for details about our next stop on the Dash for Gas tour.  Hope to see you on the road.

It's big!

The Powerball jackpot for Sept. 17 has grown to $136 million.  That's a lot of money, right?  Get your tickets early...

Speaking of big jackpots, the Show Me Cash jackpot has already climbed to $120,000.  Doesn't that sound good? 

Team of the Month

Congratulations to the September Lottery Team of the Month.  The "Titans of Turec" were recognized as the Lottery Team of the Month as part of the Missouri Lottery's 2008 Lottery Captains promotion.  This group of eight co-workers from Turec Advertising in St. Louis have played Powerball together for almost a year.  The dream of winning big is what keeps them going, but we're sending them some tickets and T-shirts for being part of this promotion. 

Tell us about your players group.  Visit the 2008 Lottery Captains Promotion page for details.