ST. LOUIS — Check your tickets, because two lucky Missouri Lottery players in the St. Louis area just became millionaires!
The Missouri Lottery said two tickets were sold over the weekend that matched all five white-ball numbers to win $1 million each:
- A Mega Millions ticket was sold Friday night at Schnucks on 12756 Olive Blvd. in west St. Louis County. The winning combination was 4, 26, 42, 50 and 60. The Mega Ball number was 24.
- A Powerball ticket was sold Saturday night at Dirt Cheap on 102 McDonald Lane in O'Fallon, Missouri. It matched the night's winning numbers of 5, 8, 17, 27 and 28. The Powerball number was 14.
A 36-drawing Powerball streak ended with a $731 million jackpot winner on Wednesday, and Friday night's Mega Millions drawing was for $1 billion, the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. One winning ticket sold in Michigan matched all six numbers. The jackpot figures refer to amounts if a winner opts for an annuity, paid in 30 annual installments. Most winners choose a cash prize, which for the Mega Millions estimated jackpot would be $739.6 million before taxes.
Those large runs translated into $26.6 million in funds for the state's public education, the Missouri Lottery said.
“That’s $26.6 million directly from those Powerball and Mega Millions sales that will go to elementary, secondary and higher education programs in the state,” said Missouri Lottery Director May Scheve Reardon.
“And even though the jackpots weren’t won in Missouri, Missouri Lottery players did win a number of large prizes. Through the course of the runs, three of our players won $1 million playing Powerball, two more won the $1 million prize with Mega Millions, and another 21 won Powerball’s $50,000 prize.”
Even if you didn't win the big prize, there's always a chance you won one of the game's other prizes, Reardon said. To make sure, you can scan your ticket on the Missouri Lottery mobile app or a Check-A-Ticket machine.
The winners have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize. The claims must be made by appointment only at one of four Missouri Lottery offices in St. Louis, Jefferson City, Kansas City or Springfield.
This is the second weekend in a row that someone won big in O'Fallon. On Jan. 16, someone bought a $1 million winning Powerball ticket at the Circle K at 602 N. Main Street.
Here are the winning Powerball and Mega Millions tickets sold in Missouri since Oct. 7:
Oct. 7 Powerball
- $50,000, Circle K, 7449 Olive Blvd., St. Louis
Oct. 21 Powerball
- $150,000*, LMC Convenience Store, 1302 Historic 66 W, Waynesville
Oct. 28 Powerball
- $1 million, DDT Package Liquor, 7206 St. Charles Rock Rd., Pagedale
Oct. 31 Powerball
- $50,000, Scotty's Market, 119 Green St., Eolia
Nov. 11 Powerball
- $1 million, Break Time, 3000 W. Truman Blvd., Jefferson City
Nov. 21 Powerball
- $100,000*, Casey's General Store, 1201 Briarbrook Drive, Carl Junction
Nov. 25 Powerball
- $50,000, Hy-Vee, 7117 N. Prospect Ave., Gladstone
- $50,000, Sherry's, 3229 Highway 221, Doe Run
Dec. 2 Powerball
- $50,000, Food Giant, 1120 N. Kingshighway St., Cape Girardeau
- $50,000, Price Cutter Plus, 4228 S. National Ave., Springfield
Dec. 9 Powerball
- $50,000, Hucks Food Store, 10170 Manchester Road, Kirkwood
Dec. 26 Powerball
- $50,000, Break Time, 110A E. Nifong, Columbia
Jan. 6 Powerball
- $150,000*, Casey's General Store, 7530 Highway 14 East, Sparta
- $50,000, Kum & Go, 1770 E. Valley Water Mill, Springfield
- $50,000, Miller's Quick Shop, 1601 St. Francois Road, Bonne Terre
Jan. 9 Powerball
- $50,000, Schnucks Market, 3029 Highway K, O'Fallon
- $50,000, Gas Mart, 6901 Hampton Ave., St. Louis
- $50,000. QuikTrip, 8601 Mexico Road, O'Fallon
- $50,000, Schnucks Market, 3900 Vogel Road, Arnold
Jan. 12 Mega Millions
- $1 million, Ayerco, 36430 U.S. Highway 61, Alexandria
Jan. 13 Powerball
- $50,000, Jiffi Stop , 8556 Highway 24, Taylor
Jan. 16 Powerball
- $1 million, Circle K, 602 N. Main St., O’Fallon
- $50,000, Casey's General Store, 502 N. Weber Ave., Salisbury
Jan. 20 Powerball
- $50,000, QuikTrip, 10768 W. Florissant Ave., Ferguson
- $50,000, Interstate Food Mart, 26075 Highway 17, Waynesville
Jan. 22 Mega Millions
- $1 million, Schnucks, 12756 Olive Blvd., St. Louis
*Winners played the Power Play option to increase their original prize.
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