ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man's wallet is a bit heavier this week.
Bryan Boyer recently uncovered a $5 million top prize on a Missouri Lottery "$5,000,000 Bankroll" scratchers ticket.
Boyer bought the ticket at the 7-Eleven located at 5350 Chippewa Street in the south St. Louis neighborhood of The Southampton.
The big payday makes Boyer the 547th Missouri Lottery-made millionaire. He's the 144th Missouri Lottery millionaire to win that much money playing scratchers.
According to the Missouri Lottery, players in St. Louis won more than $40.3 million in prizes last fiscal year.
Retailers in St. Louis received more than $4.1 million in bonuses and commissions and $10.1 million went to educational programs, the lottery said.
