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Deadline looms

The first top prize on the "St. Louis Rams" Scratchers game has been claimed. Several prizes remain in both NFL-themed games. Don't forget the second-chance promotions associated with these games, where you could win awesome experiential prizes for next season. The next entry deadline in the "Rams Gridiron Gold" and the "Chiefs Game Plan" second-chance promotions is Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 5 p.m.

You could win things like tickets for two to the owners' suite, a road-game trip including hotel and airfare, a game suite for you and 15 of your friends, an autographed jersey and more!

Both teams are showing improvement, and if you enter now, you could be in the stands next year when anything could happen. Just pick up a "St. Louis Rams" or a "Kansas City Chiefs" Scratchers ticket and get ready to win!

Hot ticket

Happy Halloween! This is just a note to let you know about some hot tickets. Our Halloween-themed ticket, "Spooky Cash," makes a great gift for tonight. The $2 ticket features a top prize of $20,000. It may be hard to find, since distribution has been halted for this game. Two top prizes of $20,000 remain.

Another ticket will soon be pulled from the shelves. All of the top prizes on the "Missouri Lottery's 25th Anniversary Cruise" game have been claimed. There are nine cruises that have yet to be claimed. If you see either one of these tickets, you may want to get in the game.

The "Second Shot" promotion has ended. You can always win big playing your favorite numbers. Anyone notice that 2-0-0-6 came up Friday? That was the last year that the Cardinals won a World Championship. Hat tip to Sharon Parker for pointing that out on Facebook.

The hot ticket tonight might be Show Me Cash. Tonight's jackpot is up to $177,000. Trick or treat? Good luck!

What a weekend!

What a weekend, indeed. The Cardinals won the World Series, the Tigers won an overtime victory at Texas A&M, and the Rams picked up their first win against the Saints. All of the jackpots rolled, although a player in another state won $1 million with the Megaplier and a player in Louisiana won $1 million with Power Play.

Club Keno produced a big winner. A player in Branson won $6,722 on a 7-Spot ticket. The winning ticket was sold at Outback Steak & Oyster Bar in Branson.

The action continues. It's Halloween, and the Chiefs play on Monday Night Football. Tonight's Show Me Cash jackpot is $177,000. Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot is $78 million, and Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $245 million! Got your ticket?

Big weekend ahead!

If you missed the World Series game last night, you might have missed one of the best of all time. The Cardinals were twice down to their last strike and fought back to find a way to win - on a walk-off homer by a hometown player in the 11^th inning. It’s ok to get excited.

It sets up a colossal Game 7 tonight in St. Louis. And that’s just the start of a busy weekend. With Halloween coming Monday, it’s prime season for costume parties. Don’t forget to take pictures and enter the Halloween Costume Contest.

Several big football games are on tap. The Tigers take on Texas A&M Saturday, and a surging Chiefs team plays Monday night - Halloween. The Rams play the Saints on Sunday, and the Lottery will be a part of the pre-game rally. Look for the Lottery trailer at Baer Park to get your ticket for the next big jackpot.

There are a lot of opportunities to make the Missouri Lottery part of your fun. Play Club Keno while you’re watching the big game, and don’t forget the jackpots. Tonight’s Show Me Cash jackpot is $114,000, and the Mega Millions jackpot is $67 million. Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is $203 million!

Yep, it’s going to be a big weekend. Have fun, and good luck!

Where it's at

There were no jackpot winners last night, but a player in Colorado did win $1 million with Power Play. In Missouri, three players matched four white-ball numbers and the Powerball to win $10,000. Winning tickets were sold in the following locations:

• Petro Mart, 6095 Mexico Road, in St. Peters
• Gas Mart, 12421 Grandview Road, in Grandview
• QuikTrip, 4646 Saint Peters Parkway, in St. Charles

The Powerball jackpot is still growing and so are the rest of the games. The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $67 million for Friday, Powerball is $203 million for Saturday and tonight's Show Me Cash jackpot is $97,000! Got  your ticket?

Second Shot!

Pick 3 players got another bonus drawing today at midday. The Pick 3 orange ball was selected, so players got two sets of winning numbers.

The promotion has already resulted in eight bonus drawings - three for Pick 4 and five for Pick 3. The promotion will end as scheduled this Saturday.

Speaking of Pick 3, 7-1-1 was drawing again earlier this week. Players cashed in more than $147,000 in prizes, which was about 207 percent of sales. Congrats, and good luck with the next drawing.

Halloween Costume Contest

It's back! It's that time of year again. Time to dress up like goblins and ghouls - or nurses and bumble-bees - whatever. Be sure to take some pictures and then enter them into the 2011 Molotteryblog.com Halloween Costume Contest. Just send your photo (with name, address and permission to use it) to Captain Lotto. We'll display all of the entries in a flickr photo album along the sidebar, and the best submissions each day may even be shared on Facebook.

Enter between Oct. 24 and 5 p.m. on Nov. 7. Captain Lotto and a band of merry men will whittle down the competition, and then YOU will get the chance to pick the winner.

Keep it clean, but creativity will help you stand out. Read over the official rules posted below.

Get to work taking and sending those photos. The best photo will win $200 in Scratchers tickets, and four runners-up will get $50 in Scratchers tickets. There are other prizes, such as Lottery T-shirts and free music downloads, that could also come your way.

Have fun, and stay scary out there.

Download Halloween Contest Rules

Where it's at

There were some big winners last weekend. No one hit the big jackpots, but a couple of players did split the Show Me Cash jackpot. A player in another state won $1 million with the Megaplier, and in Missouri, one player matched all five white-ball numbers to win $250,000. That winning ticket was sold at QuikTrip, 1402 N. State Rt. 291, in Harrisonville.

Another player matched four white-ball numbers and the Megaball to win $10,000. The winning ticket was sold at Perryville Conoco, in Perryville.

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

• Car-Mac's in Steele
• QuikTrip, 10232 Wornall, in Kansas City
• Signal Food Store on Battlefield in Springfield
• Shop 'n Save on St. Charles Rock Road in St. Ann

Two players matched all five winning Show Me Cash numbers last night. Each will take half of the jackpot - $50,500. The winning tickets were sold at the following locations:

• 7-Eleven, 300 N. Desloge, in Desloge
• Energy Express, 2965 Telegraph, in St. Louis

People also had fun watching sports, shopping and playing Keno. There were two big Club Keno winners last weekend, both on 7-Spot tickets with Bulls-Eye. A ticket worth $14,041 was sold at Jukebox Sports Bar in Jane, and a ticket worth $12,531 was sold at Schnucks Market, 1589 Sierra Vista Plaza, in St. Louis. That's right - you can also win big playing Keno while picking up a few things for dinner.

That means that the Show Me Cash jackpot resets to $50,000, but the other jackpots continue to grow. Mega MIllions is up to $57 million for Tuesday night, and Powerball climbs to $173 million for Wednesday. Got your ticket?

Cruise winner!

When Joe Herbert of Nixa entered to win a Royal Caribbean cruise as part of a My Lottery promotion, he never imagined that he would win. Knowing that "if you don't enter, you can't win," Joe put his name in the hat and was lucky enough to be chosen.

He won the prize back in March. Joe and his wife, Mary Lou, just took the trip in late September. He's pictured here outside the ship. The two traveled the eastern Caribbean, visiting St. Thomas and St. Maarten. Herbert said he was impressed with the food, service and how well-organized the whole cruise was.

When he won the prize, Herbert said it was an "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity. After returning, he said one of the best parts was sitting on the balcony and looking out at the ocean.

"Thank you very much to the Missouri Lottery and Royal Caribbean and everyone who helped us enjoy the whole experience," he wrote.

All of the top prizes have been claimed on the "Missouri Lottery's 25th Anniversary Cruise" Scratchers game, but several cruise packages remain. Anyone else interested in a cruise?

Silver Anniversary

The ninth drawing in the "Silver Anniversary" promotion is complete. The winners have been posted on Molottery.com. We selected another 25 winners this month. Each will receive $1,000 and advance to the grand-prize drawing for $1 million. Only three drawings remain in the promotion.

There were more than 33,000 entries this month, an increase from the previous two months. As we near the end of our anniversary year, entries may increase as people get one last shot at the million-dollar prize. There are still plenty of tickets available, and three top prizes of $250,000 remain in the game.

I've added this month's winners to the map. The next entry deadline is Nov. 15.

 

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