Lottery player ‘fist-pumped’ with excitement when he saw scratch-off win in Missouri
A Missouri man was filled with excitement when he saw how much he won on a lottery scratch-off ticket.
The man stopped at a store in Hazelwood that he goes to regularly to buy a $50 “500X” Scratchers ticket, according to a March 28 news release from the Missouri Lottery.
“I go there every day,” he told lottery officials. “Every day … I go purchase my ticket.”
He was surprised when he scratched the ticket and saw the “500X” symbol.
“I kind of fist-pumped in the store and said, ‘Yes!’” he said. “I was very excited.”
The man went to show his wife the ticket and that he won $50,000. At first she didn’t believe him, but then asked if he signed it.
“Actually, I had not signed it. I signed it in front of her,” he said.
He said he plans to replace the roof on his house with the money.
Hazelwood is about a 20-mile drive northwest of St. Louis.
This story was originally published March 28, 2024 at 4:50 PM with the headline "Lottery player ‘fist-pumped’ with excitement when he saw scratch-off win in Missouri."
