ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – A man won a $1 million scratchers ticket while buying groceries at a Walmart in St. Peters.
The man said the scratchers ticket was purchased on a whim while shopping at Walmart located at 3301 Mid Rivers Mall Drive.
“It was kind of on a whim,” the player said in a news release. “I just bought one of those ’500X’ tickets, and that was it.”
After scratching off the ticket, the player said he had to add up his prizes 12 different times before believing he had truly won the $1 million prize.
During 2024, players in St. Charles County won more than $68.2 million in Missouri lottery prizes.