KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A trip to a Blue Springs convenience store ended up making one Missouri Lottery player $150,000 richer. A Powerball ticket purchased at Happy Hour, located at 1801 N.W. Route 7, turned out to hold a $150,000 prize for the man.

After the record-setting $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot on Sept. 6, 2025, the Saturday, Oct. 11, prize was for $244 million.

This collection of stories highlights notable lottery wins across Missouri, with players turning small wagers into significant prizes. One Mega Millions player matched five numbers to claim $1 million, just missing an enormous jackpot. In Adrian, a Powerball player who believed he won $4 instead discovered a $50,000 windfall at a Casey’s store.

A Holden woman won a Show Me Cash jackpot and said she is considering donating part of her winnings to charity.

Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, who won $2.04 billion Powerball lottery Nov. 7, 2022, opted for the lump sum, which was just shy of $1 billion.

All Missouri Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes over $600, winners have the option to submit their claim by mail or in person at one of Missouri Lottery’s regional offices, by appointment only. To claim by mail, complete a ...

A Missouri woman was shocked when she saw she won a huge lottery prize on a scratch-off ticket. The woman bought the $5 Merry Money ticket at a store in West Plains, according to an Oct. 24 news release from the Missouri Lottery. “I stopped at Casey’s and grabbed a couple of tickets before work,” she told lottery officials.

A Columbia business sold a lottery ticket that won a Boone County player a $3.2 million jackpot prize during the Oct. 15 lotto drawing, according to a news release from the Missouri Lottery. The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at Midwest Petroleum No 94 on South Providence Road in Columbia.