A St. Charles man won $480,000 playing Missouri’s Show Me Cash lottery.
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A man who treats himself to a lottery ticket on Friday mornings saw his routine pay off in a big way.
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“It’s an every Friday thing,” the lottery player from St. Charles, Missouri, told lottery officials in a news release. “I drop my kid off at school, then get a soda and a lottery ticket at the station.”
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The player’s jackpot win came from a Show Me Cash ticket he purchased on Feb. 24 at a Moto Mart in St. Charles.
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That night, he learned his ticket matched the winning numbers — 4, 11, 17, 37 and 38 — resulting in the $480,000 win.
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“At first, I didn’t believe it,” he told Missouri Lottery officials. “It was very exciting. The kids were going crazy!”
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The man, who remained anonymous, said his win “just doesn’t seem real.” He plans to use the money for a new motorcycle and to take his family on vacation, according to lottery officials.
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The Show Me Cash game is $1 per play. The jackpot starts at $50,000 and grows each day until someone wins.
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Missouri Lottery officials said there is a 1-in-575,757 chance of matching all five numbers.
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St. Charles is about 25 miles northwest of St. Louis.
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