Man saw he won $10K, then quickly realizes he won a much bigger Missouri lottery prize

When a Missouri man began scratching his $50 lottery ticket, he started with the “bonus” spot.

He knew if a dollar amount was revealed, he’d automatically win that prize.

“I scratched it off, and it said $10,000!” he told Missouri Lottery officials. “I got pretty excited about that.”

But as he continued to scratch the “Millionaire Blowout” game ticket, he quickly realized he might have won a lot more money, according to a Sept. 9 news release.

“I actually stopped scratching and looked up the prizes on MOLottery.com,” he said. “And I realized that my totals were adding up to the $1 million prize!”

That’s when the man rushed home to tell his partner the exciting news. He won $1 million.

“I think we’re going to use the money to renovate our house,” he said. “We don’t need anything crazy like diamond rings!”

The winning ticket was sold at a Circle K convenience store in south St. Louis.

This story was originally published September 9, 2022 at 11:18 AM with the headline "Man saw he won $10K, then quickly realizes he won a much bigger Missouri lottery prize."