Lottery player thought they won $1,000 while checking ticket — then saw the full amount

A lucky lottery player won big after scratching their instant ticket on a lunch break in Missouri, lottery officials said.

The winner initially thought they’d won $1,000 with a Millionaire Blowout ticket they bought in Marceline, but after taking a second look, they had missed some zeros, according to an April 4 news release by the Missouri Lottery.

“I thought I won $1,000 on the first line,” the winner told officials. “Turns out it was $1 million!”

After the player kept scratching the rest of the ticket, the winnings kept coming, officials said. By the end, they had won $5 million.

They plan to put a portion of the winnings toward a summer vacation, officials said.

Marceline is about 120 miles northeast of Kansas City.

This story was originally published April 4, 2023 at 2:37 PM with the headline "Lottery player thought they won $1,000 while checking ticket — then saw the full amount."