MO Lottery Blog

Happy Halloween!

All Hallow's Eve.  Tonight we cloak ourselves in costume and venture into the night in search of treats.  Don't forget the Missouri Lottery has treats available every day in the form of Scratchers and online games like Show Me Cash.  Pick some up at your favorite Missouri Lottery retailer

Thanks for reading, have fun this weekend, and don't forget to carry a flashlight.  It's scary out there.

Halloween Costume Contest

Maybe you've already seen our first entrants in the 2008 Halloween Costume Contest playing in the Flickr badge in the sidebar.  With Halloween coming up, we expect most entries to come in next weekend.  Don't forget to get a picture and send it in.  Check the rules here.  The deadline is Nov. 6.  Happy haunting. 

Where it's at

One player matched five white-balls in Powerball® to win $200,000 Saturday night.  The winning ticket was purchased at Harry's Liquors in Northmoor.

The Powerball jackpot continues to climb.  The estimated jackpot for Oct. 29 is $59 million.

Win a trip to Hawaii!

It seems odd to start talking about the holiday promotion before Halloween, but considering stores already have decorations out, I suppose it's ok.  The holiday Scratchers are on the street and that means you can start saving and entering non-winning holiday Scratchers into our new second-chance promotion, "Holiday in Hawaii." 

You could win one of 15 trips to Hawaii plus spending cash, one of 45 prizes of a $1,000 shopping spree, or one of 150 prizes of $300 worth of Missouri Lottery Scratchers tickets.  Click here for all the details on this promotion. 

The first deadline is Nov. 18 so start thinking about entering as soon as you finish your Halloween candy.  Good luck. 

New poll

What do you look for in a Scratchers game?  Is it how it plays or the brand?  Are you only interested in what you can win?  Please vote along the sidebar and feel free to explain you opinion by clicking on the comments below. 

Get a Lottery calendar

The winners of the 2009 Missouri Lottery calendar contest have been announced.  Visit here to see the list.  The winning photos have been assembled into the 2009 Lottery calendar and it is now available to the public.  Pick one up for $5 from the Lottery Store.  I have one at my desk and the photos are amazing.  If you remember, the theme is "Missouri Parks," so I'm sure you can imagine the great images we received.  Thanks to all who participated and we hope you enjoy the result. 

IF we were do a calendar for 2010, what would you suggest for a theme? 

Where it's at

One player matched four white-balls and the Power ball to win $10,000 last night.  The winning ticket was purchased at Piggly Wiggly in Higginsville. 

The Powerball jackpot continues to climb.  The estimated jackpot for Oct. 25 is $52 million. 

In their own words

The October Team of the Month was the "King & Queens" of Hermitage.  You can read all about them here.  We took some audio that we recorded in their initial interviews and cut it together.  Here are team members Ruby Lyon, Jeanie Bell and Debra Wetzel talking about their players group, in their own words.

Download kingqueens.mp3

Where it's at

A rare midweek update on big winners.  We had our fifth big Show Me Cash winner last night.  Someone who buys tickets at Schnucks on Manchester in Ballwin is sitting on a $65,000 prize.  Doesn't that sound good?!
Another lucky St. Louis player won big playing Club Keno yesterday.  A ticket worth more than $25,000 was sold at BJ's Bar & Restaurant in Florissant.  There are big prizes up for grabs everyday when you play the Missouri Lottery. 

The Orange Ball is Back!

Attention Pick 3 players!  The Pick 3 Midday Bonus Numbers promotion is back from Oct. 19 - Nov. 15.  Every Midday Pick 3 drawing during this promotion, players will have a 1 in 4 chance of having two sets of winning numbers to match your numbers against.  Before each Midday drawing, our drawing team will select one ball from a set of three white balls and one orange ball.  If the orange ball is selected, players will get a second set of winning Pick 3 numbers.  We guarantee that the orange ball will be drawn at least four times during this promotion, or we'll keep it going until it does. 
In addition to giving you two chances to win, we'll also be sprinkling some free tickets along the course of this promotion.  Players who purchase a ticket for any online numbers game between 5 a.m. and the Midday draw will have a chance to win a free 50-cent Pick 3 box-play ticket for that day's Midday drawing. 
The Missouri Lottery is giving you more chances to win.  Play the Midday Pick 3 drawing today.