MO Lottery Blog

You've got the Power!

If you've never considered adding Power Play to your Powerball ticket purchase, now is the time.  For an extra $1 at the time of purchase, you can add Power Play to your ticket and multiply any winnings other than the jackpot by the Power Play number.  A Power Play number between two and five is selected during the Powerball drawing and applied to all prizes except the jackpot. 

Like always, if you win the match five prize with Power Play, you automatically bump your prize to $1 million.  But it could go higher. 

Between April 29 and May 29, we're going to increase the Power by adding a 10 to the Power Play feature.  If the 10 comes up and you've added Power Play to your ticket, you will win 10 times the prize amount.  That means a $200,000 winning ticket could become $2 million!  It's guaranteed to come up at least once during the promotion, and if it doesn't, the promotion will continue until it does. 

So think about adding Power Play to your ticket purchase during May.  It could be the difference between an exciting win or a life-changing prize.  Learn more about the Powerball Power Play 10X Promotion here. 

Where it's at

Show Me Cash has produced another winner.  A player who buys tickets at Valero, 1801 N.W. State Route 7 in Blue Springs, matched all five numbers in last night's Show Me Cash drawing to win the $79,598 jackpot.  This is the 86th jackpot winner in the game. 

Three players matched four white-ball numbers and the Powerball to win $10,000.  The winning tickets were sold at the following locations: 

• Garner's Market in St. Louis
• Whistle Stop in Sullivan
• Kum & Go in Waynesville

The Powerball jackpot for Saturday is now estimated at $45 million, and don't forget tomorrow night's Mega Millions jackpot of $224 million.  Good luck! 

Unclaimed

While the latest Powerball winner came forward in record time, most winners claim their tickets within a few weeks.  There are a couple of winning tickets that are as of yet unclaimed. 

The first big one is a $5.5 million Lotto ticket from the April 14 drawing.  The ticket was sold at Shop 'n Save in Maplewood. 

There are three $200,000 winning Powerball tickets that are still unclaimed, one that expires tomorrow.  A ticket sold at Casey's General Store, 808 E. Highway 72 in Rolla, won $200,000 in the Oct. 31 drawing.  It will expire at the close of business on April 29. 

Two other winning tickets from March remain unclaimed.  Tickets sold at 7-Eleven, 2807 Sulphur Ave. in St. Louis, for the March 27 drawing, and another sold for the March 31 drawing at Gladstone Mart & Liquor, both matched five white-ball numbers to win $200,000. 

A Show Me Cash winning jackpot ticket for the March 31 drawing remains unclaimed.  The winning ticket, sold at Schnucks, 12332 Manchester in St. Louis, is worth $55,000. 

That's a lot of money out there waiting for someone to step forward and claim his or her prize.  Check your coat pockets, ash trays and sofa cushions and get those tickets to a Lottery office! 

UPDATE:  The Powerball ticket from Rolla expired.  All other prizes have been claimed, except the Powerball ticket from Gladstone. 

Are you in?

Today is the last day to enter the first drawing in the "Catch the Cardinals™" promotion.  Drop-off your non-winning "St. Louis Cardinals™" Scratchers ticket at a Lottery office, or enter online by 5 p.m. today to be eligible to win some fantastic prizes. 

Take the third prize for instance - a Cardinals® Road Trip.  One lucky player is going to win an in-season trip for two for a 2010 or 2011 St. Louis Cardinals® away game, including airfare, hotel accommodations, $500 in spending money and two ticket to two games during the trip.  If you enjoy watching the Cardinals® play, this would surely be a fun getaway. 

It's just one of the many prizes you could win - but you have to get entered by 5 p.m. today. 

Where it's at

The news of the week was the $258 million Powerball winner, Chris Shaw, from here in Missouri.  There were a few winners following his incredible luck this weekend, but no jackpot winner.  Three players in other states won $1 million with Power Play.  The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday is $30 million. 

It was the other games stepping up last weekend.  There were a couple of Club Keno winners last Thursday, followed by another Saturday night.  The winning tickets were sold at the following locations: 

• $5,085 - Big Horn Bar & Grill, Springfield
• $6,000 - Town and Country, Anderson
• $7,370 - Rock Island Line, Lake Ozark

There was also a Show Me Cash winner Friday night.  A player who buys tickets at QuikTrip on Pearce Blvd. in Wentzville matched all five numbers to win the $131,666 jackpot. 

The game to watch this week is Mega Millions.  Tuesday's jackpot is an estimated $191 million! 

This is what it feels like

Old pros to this Lottery thing, we were lucky enough to have a producer on site yesterday at the Break Time in Marshall when the $258.5 million Powerball winner walked up to check his ticket.  Witness the emotion of discovering you hold the winning ticket. 

Powerball!

What a night for Powerball players in Missouri!  First off, the jackpot winner hails from Marshall.  A winning ticket matching all five white-ball numbers and the Powerball was sold at Break Time, 1000 W. College, in Marshall.  If you buy tickets at that location, check them closely. 

A player in another state last night won $1 million with Power Play, and four other Missouri winners matched four white-ball numbers and the Powerball to win $10,000.  Those winning tickets were sold at the following locations: 

• QuikTrip, 1001 S.W. Blue Parkway, in Lee's Summit
• Dierbergs, 11481 Olive, in Creve Coeur
• QuikTrip, 13100 Holmes, in Kansas City
• Casey's General Store, 2900 NW 7 Highway, in Blue Springs

Congratulations to all the winners! 

Catch the Cardinals™

With one week left for entry in the first drawing of the "Catch the Cardinals™" promotion, I thought it would be a good idea to point out some of the nifty prizes you could win by submitting non-winning "St. Louis Cardinals™" Scratchers tickets.  The fourth prize available in the promotion is a VIP Experience.  It includes two tickets for one 2010 or 2011 regular season home game, dinner for two in the Champions Club, two Batting Practice Field passes, a visit for to to the Cardinals® radio broadcast suite, hotel accommodations for two and $200 spending cash. 

I don't know about you, but that sounds like a pretty good baseball outing in St. Louis.  We'll be giving away one of these packages in each of three drawings this summer.  The first entry deadline if 5 p.m. on April 27. 

Where it's at

Another beautiful weekend, and another round of Missourians celebrating big wins.  Two players cashed in on Club Keno.  A 7-Spot ticket sold at Jameys Private Club in Jefferson City won $5,500, and an 8-Spot ticket sold at The Bickering Tree in Raytown won more than $14,000. 

No one hit the Powerball jackpot, but a player in Indiana did win $1 million with Power Play.  In Missouri, four players matched four white-ball numbers and the Powerball to win $10,000.  The winning tickets were sold at the following locations: 

• Bob Land Services in Alexandria
• Mobil On The Run, 122 St. Robert Blvd., in St. Robert
• Kirkwood Mobil, 11152 Manchester, in Kirkwood
• Pour Boys on Cookingham Drive in Kansas City

The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night has grown to $252 million!  That's a quarter of a billion dollars.  You could start seeing lines at your favorite Missouri Lottery retail location.  Got your ticket? 

What's on tap tonight?

With the addition of Mega Millions, it's now possible to play for massive jackpots four nights a week.  That can be a little confusing for long-time players.  Missouri Lotto and Powerball are drawn on Wednesday and Saturday nights.  Mega Millions is drawn on Tuesday and Friday nights.  When you purchase a ticket, you're always buying for the next drawing.  Now that we have jackpots on different nights, you may forget which day your ticket is eligible for.  For instance, say you purchased a Powerball and Mega Millions ticket on Wednesday afternoon.  Your Powerball ticket would be valid for that night's drawing, while the Mega Millions ticket is issued for the Friday drawing. 

It might take a little more concentration - but more games and jackpots is a good thing, right?  Tonight's Mega Millions jackpot is $122 million and Saturday's Powerball jackpot is $212 million, so today would be a good day to buy tickets for both games.  Good luck!