Kansas Lottery Game Lucky For Missouri Resident Marla Lovinggood of Lees Summit, Mo., she purchased three $2 Sudoku instant scratch tickets, winning a $10,000 top prize. This winning Kansas lotto winning ticket was sold by the QuikTrip store 10700 Roe Ave. in Overland Park.
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Kansas lottery purchase wins $20,000. Robert and Lezlie Stout are like a lot of Kansas couples. Robert Stout said, my wife told me if we didn't win, we should stop buying lottery tickets, even though we only buy them about once a week. My husband was more nervous about it than I was, said Lezlie. He was counting the words, and I was counting the words, and he started getting the shakes!” The Casey’s General Store 210 S. 4th Street in Madison sold this winning Kansas lotto ticket.
Crosswords lotto Lucky Game for Ottawa Resident Ellen McGrath stopped at a local convenience store to cash in a few winning lottery tickets. The Ottawa resident purchased nine $2 Bonus Crossword tickets, winning a $20,000 top prize on one. I love playing Crosswords”said McGrath It’s about the only game I play because it’s something with a challenge. But after playing the ticket again, McGrath realized it was worth $20,000. Then I took my ticket to a different convenience store and asked them to check my ticket. When they said to take my ticket to Topeka, I was so excited. The Stop & Save store 1621 S. Main St. in Ottawa sold this winning lotto ticket.
Kansas Player Claims $2.76 Million Hot Lotto Jackpot A lucky employee of Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita has claimed his Hot Lotto jackpot prize. The winner had the only ticket that matched all numbers in the 01/10/09 Hot Lotto drawing. He asked the Kansas Lottery to keep his identity a secret. The winning ticket was a $10 QuickPick play. Sometimes I pick my numbers, and sometimes I let the computer do it, said the winner. This time I let the computer do it. The EWS Retail Liquor store located in Belle Plaine sold this winning lotto ticket.
A weekly player of the Kansas Lottery William Wulf, he plays Kansas Lottery scratch tickets once a week. The Kabredlo’s Cenex 425 N. Main St. in Cheney sold this winning lotto ticket.
Kathy McGinnis of Hays, funds Needle in Haystack McGinnis is still in disbelief after actually finding that needle. She claimed her winnings at Kansas Lottery headquarters with her parents. Kathy purchased her $25,000 K-9 ticket at the Love’s Country Stores 2500 Vine Street in Hays.
TOPEKA, Kansas: Last night while stopping for gas, William McMillan picked up 2 instant lotto scratch tickets for the Bonus Crossword game. I usually buy two tickets on my lunch hour, he said. But last night after having a meeting at my son’s school, I had to stop for gas. I'm glad I took the opportunity and bought two then. We had the store verified and the clerk said I had to take my ticket to the Lottery, we knew for sure we'd won $20,000.
This morning I told my co-workers how much I'd won, smiled McMillan. Everyone was happy for me. It’s cool when someone wins close to home, especially when it’s me. The Mac’s Kwik Shop 102 W. South in Mankato,Kansas sold this winning ticket.
TOPEKA, Kansas: For Thanksgivings, Rebecca s family played a trick on her by giving her a fake $10,000 winning instant scratch ticket. Now the joke is on them. Flanders purchased real lottery ticket yesterday. I scratched the ticket in the truck before we left the store, explained Flanders. I kept saying, ‘This can't be right.’ I went back into the store and the clerk checked it for me. When she said I won $10,000, I jumped up and down causing quite a commotion. The Fastrip Store 202 E. 12th St. in Baxter Springs sold this winning lotto ticket.
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Playing the Kansas Candy Cane Crossword pays off for Amy Miller. I was crying and shaking when I realized I'd won. I wasn't bowling very well to begin with, but after winning $20,000, it didn't help my game any. I was too excited. All Star Lanes 624 S. Broadway in Salina sold this winning lotto tickets.
Independence Man Wins $100,000 Instant Jackpot TOPEKA, KAN. Alan Mattix never would have guessed that stopping at a convenience store this morning for a drink and a lottery ticket would be life changing for him. The 25-year-old Independence resident purchased a $20 Instant Jackpot scratch ticket, winning a $100,000 top prize! I'm just stunned, said Mattix. I knew right away that I'd won, but it was so hard to believe. I had a store clerk look at the ticket and then I called Lottery headquarters to make sure it was really a $100K.
After Lottery officials verified his winning ticket, Mattix called a few friends. My friends didn't believe me,” said Mattix. And it is hard to believe.” Mattix, who owns Mattix Distributing, and his fiancee Kristie Hough have a 10-month-old daughter. He plans to pay bills with his prize money. I'll be debt free,” smiled Mattix. This is overwhelming. Mike’s 1901 N. Penn Ave. in Independence sold this winning ticket.
Hanston College Student Wins $25,000 Top Prize T BEND, KAN. – Last Friday night, Derek McDonough stopped at a convenience store to purchase lottery tickets. The Hanston resident purchased a He won the $25,000 top prize on one of the Twice Lucky Double Play tickets. McDonough a student at Northwest Kansas Technical College, plans to pay a few bills and save the rest. Travel Shoppe 2423 Enterprise in Goodland sold this winning lotto ticket.
Have Fun at the Fair with the Kansas Lottery! TOPEKA, KAN. – The list of great reasons to visit the Kansas Lottery Building at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson seems to get longer each year. Here are some of the highlights of this year’s exciting State Fair giveaways and special promotions!
• Midwest Millions. Be among the first to play the only multi-state instant scratch game in the United States. The $10 ticket being sold only in Kansas and Iowa offers players a chance to win up to $50,000 instantly, or enter non-winning tickets in second-chance drawings to win up to $500,000 cash! • Truck Giveaway. Enter the Tough Truck drawing for a chance to win a 2009 Ford F-150 E85 truck prize worth more than $63,000. Entries are non-winning $2 Tough Truck scratch tickets. Purchase and deposit tickets at the Kansas Lottery building up until the drawing at 6 p.m. on September 14. • Daily Drawings. Get a chance to win $100 by depositing non-winning $1 scratch tickets purchased at the State Fair into a special daily drawing. Five winners each day. • Nightly Game Show. Compete against other contestants each evening for a chance to win up to $50 in “Crazy Cash” or valuable gift cards in the Lottery’s nightly Game Show. • Dubble Bubble Bucks. This one will blow your mind! Get a chance to win a Dubble Bubble Bucks Prize Package by entering non-winning $2 Dubble Bubble Bucks ticket into a second-chance drawing.Spin the Wheel. Any player who makes a $10 purchase gets to “spin the wheel” and is guaranteed to win a great Lottery promotional item such as a t-shirt, hat, umbrella, flashlight, playing cards, mug, clock, cooler bag, etc.
It’s all happening September 5-14 at the Kansas Lottery Building at the Kansas State Fair. The Kansas Lottery State Fair building is located on Bison Boulevard, one block north of Cottonwood Food Court, across from the giant slide.
Doneal Nichols of Salina when she realized she'd won a $75,000 top prize, she started shaking. Prime Time Store 123 at 100 N. Broadway in Salina sold this winning lotto ticket.
TOPEKA, KAN. : Abilene School Cook Brings Home $20,000 in Bacon Redeems her free tickets turned out to be a very good thing for Jolene Sumnere. Each of those two tickets won her a free ticket. Sumner got her free tickets and took them home to scratch. I knew immediately that I had won a $20,000 top prize, said Sumner. I was very excited. I told my family, ‘I'm going to Topeka tomorrow!’ This winning Kansas lotto ticket was purchased West Stop at 420 N. Buckeye in Abilene,Kansas.
TOPEKA, KAN., Christine Courtney stopped at store in Lawrence and purchased $1 worth of Powerball, Super Kansas Cash, and Hot Lotto. They were shocked when they matched the Hot Lotto numbers in the May 24 drawing, winning a $10,000 Kansas Lotto cash prize.
We were watching the news when they announced the winning numbers, explained McGhee. We wrote down all the winning numbers, but we only got four of the Hot Lotto numbers. To get the numbers they missed, McGhee called the Lottery’s winning numbers hotline. I already knew we matched four numbers when I called, said McGhee. When the hotline said what the fifth number was, I couldn't believe it, so I hung up before I heard what the Hot Ball was. We were too afraid to find out if we were millionaires and decided to go to sleep.
The next day she realized they didn’t match the Hot Ball, and, therefore, did not win the $4.6 million jackpot. We're very bless to have won $10,000, said McGhee. I can't believe we missed the jackpot by only three numbers. The winning Kansas Lotto ticket was purchased at Presto 39, located at 1030 N. 3rd in Lawrence.
Richard Carley purchases Powerball tickets, he doesn't always check his tickets right away. Yesterday, the Emporia resident stopped at a local convenience store to check his Kansas Powerball Lotto ticket. You can imagine his surprise when he realized he'd matched four numbers plus the Powerball, winning a $10,000 cash prize. I was going to check my ticket a week after the drawing. The store was so busy, I decided to wait. He usually purchases his tickets at the same store, handed his winning ticket to the store clerk to check, when scanned, she told me to come around the counter and take a look at the KS Lottery screen, said Carley. The only thing I could say was, ‘Oh, my goodness!’ when the screen read $10,000.
Winning $10,000 would put a smile on anyone’s face. But for Carley it is extra special. I've been going through chemotherapy, so there are a lot of days I don't feel well, said Carley.
The winning ticket was purchased at Emporia Amoco Food Shop, located at 2101 W. 6th St., in Emporia.
TOPEKA, KANsas: Saturday evening, Cindy Sesker stopped at a convenience store to visit a friend who was working. The Baldwin City resident purchased a couple of donuts and asked her friend to pick out a $2 scratch ticket for her to play. Unbeknownst to her friend, she handed Sesker a $20,000 winning $2 Bonus Crossword instant scratch ticket. I hardly ever buy $2 tickets, said Sesker. I had $2 left after buying the donuts, so I asked my friend to pick out a $2 ticket. I scratched my ticket in the store and jumped up and down when I realized I'd won. After calming down, Sesker signed the back of her Kansas lotto ticket and drove home to show her husband Aaron.
He thought it was a fake ticket, said Sesker. But after reading the ticket closely, he knew it was real. Sesker and her husband, who have three children, plan to buy a computer with some of their prize money. The rest, she said, will go into a savings account. I also plan to take my friend out for a steak dinner and a movie, said Sesker. The winning ticket was purchased at Santa Fe Market, Inc., located at 522 Ames, in Baldwin City.
Junction City Resident Wins $22,000 2by2 Prize TOPEKA, KAN. While at home last Wednesday evening, Michael Edmonson remembered he hadn't purchased his daily 2by2 ticket. The Junction City resident decided to drive to the nearest convenience store where he purchased a 2by2 ticket for that night’s drawing. Much to his disbelief, he matched both red numbers and both white numbers, winning a $22,000 top prize in the March 26 drawing.
My wife Jamee and I play Kansas lottery games every day, said Edmonson. Thursday afternoon, she took our 2by2 ticket back to the store where we purchased it and had it checked. She couldn't believe it when she realized we'd won $22,000. According to Edmonson, his wife called him while he was at work with the good news, but he didn’t believe her. When she called, she said, ‘Our ticket won,’ smiled Edmonson. I was shocked, so I didn’t believe her. I told her when I got home I'd take the ticket to another store and have it checked again before I was going to believe it.
After taking the Kansas Lotto ticket to another store and having it verified for the second time, the couple finally believed it was real. Edmonson and his wife, who have been married 10 years, have three children. They plan to use their prize money to pay off bills. The winning Kansas Lotto ticket was purchased at Shop Quik 2, located on 6th St., in Junction City,KS.
03/11/08 TOPEKA, KAN. Last Wednesday night, Kelly Waite couldn't believe what she was seeing as she watched the Kansas Lotto Powerball numbers being drawn on a local television station. The Lenexa resident purchased three $1 Quick Pick Powerball tickets for that night’s drawing and matched four of the first five numbers plus the Powerball, winning a $10,000 cash prize on one of those tickets. I hardly ever buy Powerball tickets, explained Waite. I work a lot of hours as a nurse and always forget to buy tickets. In fact, when I stopped at the store Wednesday evening, I had already purchased my items and was out the door when I realized it was Wednesday. I reached into my pocket and had three extra dollars. I went back into the store and bought three tickets.
According to Waite, she seldom remembers to check her tickets either. She and her fiancee Jack just happened to be watching a television station that airs the Powerball drawing. It was surreal watching my numbers come up, smiled Waite. I couldn't believe I was one number away from winning millions! I hate to sound greedy, but only one number! We had our TiVo DVR recorder on and we were able to freeze the TV screen on the winning numbers. We sat there for over an hour just staring. Waite, who has two school-age sons, plans to use her prize money towards a new car. I'm getting a personalized tag that will read, ‘One number,’ smiled Waite. The winning ticket was purchased at Country Hill 66, located at 15855 W. 87th St. Pkwy., in Lenexa.
TOPEKA, KAN. A night shift worker at Exide Technologies in Salina who buys lottery tickets every pay day has seen his habit pay off, in a big way! Luis Manuel Cabral, 50, of Salina came to Lottery headquarters today with a $2 Bonus Crossword ticket in hand, to claim a top prize of $20,000 on the game.
I bought three Bonus Crossword tickets yesterday, like I do every Thursday, Cabral said. I scratched them while I was still in the store, also like I always do, but this time I won like I've never won before! Cabral said after realizing he had probably won $20,000, he became very nervous. Not only did he have the store verify his win, he had his wife and his son check the ticket, too, and he called the Lottery office.
I wanted to be sure before we drove to Topeka, Cabral said. Cabral and his wife Teresa moved to Salina from California 13 years ago. They have two sons, 28 and 23, and a 16-year-old daughter. The Cabrals plan to use their prize money primarily to pay off credit card bills, but Luis Cabral said he also intends to use the money to make a small gift from the heart. We know people who are taking their baby to Kansas City every week to fix problems with the baby’s feet, he said. We want to help them out a little bit with gas money. Luis Manuel Cabral purchased his lucky Bonus Crossword ticket at Prime Time Stores 123, located at 100 N. Broadway in Salina.
GREAT BEND, KAN. Mickie Portenier, 26, of Dodge City said her eight-year-old daughter had a question for her today. Are we getting some new stuff, Mom? the eight-year-old asked her mother. They very well may be. Portenier claimed a $21,000 prize today at the Lottery’s Great Bend office. The mother of four won the prize playing a $2 Super Blackjack instant scratch ticket.
I bought the ticket yesterday and scratched it in my car, Portenier said. I thought I'd won $21,000, but I went back into the store to have them check it for me, just in case. They checked it and confirmed that it was a winner. The big winner said she only plays lottery games occasionally, so the win was quite a surprise. I guess it was just the luck of the draw, she said happily. Portenier, works at National Beef Packing in Dodge City. Her lucky lottery ticket was bought at the JT Conoco, located at 609 S. Second Ave. in Dodge City.