Missouri Lottery Archives

Missouri funds education programs with lottery money

Where Does Your Money Go When You Play the Missouri Lottery?

Missouri Lottery money is used to fund education programs, with more than $300 million going to such initiatives in 2022 alone.

Posted on: January 23, 2023 | | Aleeyah Jadavji

Missouri Lottery honored for security and responsible gaming efforts

Missouri Lottery’s Security, Responsible Gaming Efforts Recognized

The Missouri Lottery's recent award for responsible gaming and security suggests big things for legal sports betting in the state.

Posted on: September 8, 2022 | | Tyler Andrews

Missouri Lottery director quits after ad budget slashed to $1

Buck It. Lottery Chief Scheve-Reardon Quits After Budget Slashed

The Missouri Lottery Director's opposition to “gray” machines may have factored in legislators slashing the lottery ad budget to $1.

Posted on: June 27, 2022 | | Marian Rosin

Missouri Lottery sees winners using their instincts

Lottery Hunches? Some Folks Claim That’s How They Won Big Bucks

A Missouri woman is among those who say lottery hunches led them to winning."Something told her" to buy a ticket, and she won over $55,000.

Posted on: June 4, 2022 | | Marian Rosin

Missouri Lottery Mega Millions calls wrong number

Is It a 6 or a 9? Even The Mega Millions Host Doesn’t Know…

A Mega Millions drawing ended up in payment delays when the gold Mega Ball 9 was miscalled as a 6. That's a mistake anyone could make.

Posted on: May 23, 2022 | | Marian Rosin

Missouri ranks 16th most gambling addicted state

Not-So-Sweet 16: Missouri Ranked 16th Most Gambling-Addicted State

Missouri has been ranked the 16th most gambling addicted state in the nation, according to a recent report put out by WalletHub in April 2022.

Posted on: May 5, 2022 | | Marian Rosin

Ever Lose A Winning Lottery Ticket? It Just Happened In Missouri

An April deadline came and went, leaving an unclaimed Missouri Lottery prize of $50,000 in its wake. Missouri Lottery winners have 180 days to claim prizes.

Posted on: April 11, 2022 | | Marian Rosin