Lottery player was ‘hopping around’ with co-worker after winning jackpot on break

When a woman won a lottery jackpot while on a break from her job in Missouri, her co-worker didn’t quite believe it.

The woman told Missouri Lottery officials she and her co-worker used their break to buy tickets to the Crossword Plus game while at an On the Run store in St. Louis.

They scratched off the tickets in her car, where she discovered she won the game’s top prize.

“I was scratching, and it felt like I went to sleep almost and when I woke up I won $50,000!” she told lottery officials.

Her co-worker, however, thought she was joking. The co-worker’s laughter turned into a shocked expression after seeing the winning ticket.

“I was like, ‘Keep laughing!’” the winner said. “We were hopping around!”

Crossword Plus costs $3 to play and launched with 10 jackpot prizes of $50,000. There are five top prizes that remain unclaimed as of May 6.

This story was originally published May 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM with the headline "Lottery player was ‘hopping around’ with co-worker after winning jackpot on break."