Husband and wife both win lottery prizes — but her ticket had ‘all of the money’

A husband and wife both won playing a Missouri Lottery scratch-off game, but his prize paled in comparison to that of his jackpot-winning spouse.

He purchased two King of Spades tickets at a convenience store in Vandalia on his way home, giving his wife one of them, according to a Missouri Lottery news release.

“He gave me one and he had one too,” his wife said. “And I had the one with all of the money!”

The woman won a $100,000 jackpot. The prize is among the game’s six top prizes, which also offers six $20,000 prizes.

Her husband didn’t come up empty-handed, earning a $15 prize from the $5 game, lottery officials said.

“She came downstairs all excited, and I thought she had won $1,000 or something. But it was a lot more!” the husband said.

Vandalia is about a 190-mile drive east from Kansas City.

This story was originally published December 19, 2024 at 10:29 AM with the headline "Husband and wife both win lottery prizes — but her ticket had ‘all of the money’."