Lottery player ‘unexpectedly’ finds cash in pocket — then wins big on Missouri ticket
A Missouri man “unexpectedly” pulled a $10 bill out of his pocket, leading him to buy a winning lottery ticket.
First, he bought $5 worth of gas. Then, the man was ready to test his luck.
He had never won with the “Heaps of $500s” scratch-off game but decided to try it “one more time,” he told Missouri lottery officials in a Nov. 26 news release.
He bought the ticket using the remaining money and scratched it off to reveal the game’s top prize of $100,000.
“I got in the car and I called my wife and she didn’t believe me,” he told officials. “It wasn’t until I got home and showed her that she believed me.”
The ticket was purchased at a QuikTrip in St. Louis.
This story was originally published December 2, 2024 at 10:58 AM with the headline "Lottery player ‘unexpectedly’ finds cash in pocket — then wins big on Missouri ticket."
