New lottery scratch-off game caught Missouri woman’s eye. Prize left her ‘in shock’
A woman won a huge prize after a new scratch-off ticket “caught her eye,” Missouri officials said.
The lucky lottery player was in Springfield when she decided to buy the $50 scratch-off, according to a July 14 news release by the Missouri Lottery. She had no idea she’d win $5 million.
“I picked it because it’s a new game, and I like the color,” she told lottery officials.
She found out about her winnings after scanning the 500X Scratchers ticket on her mobile app, officials said.
“I was shaking,” she told officials. “I’m still in shock.”
Lottery officials said the woman called her husband first thing to share the news.
Her prize was the new game’s first $5 million jackpot, according to the release.
Springfield is in southern Missouri, about 170 southeast of Kansas City.
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