Husband brings $100K-winning lottery ticket home to 'trick' wife: 'About broke my neck'
Missouri resident scans barcode before bringing the unscratched lottery ticket home to his wife
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A long-time lottery player in Missouri surprised his wife with a scratch-off ticket that was a $100,000 winner.
The husband, whose name was not released by the Missouri Lottery, picked up a "$100 Million Cash Bonanza" ticket in Ballwin, a suburb of St. Louis. The game costs $20 to play.
"I’ve been playing that ticket for a while. I really like them," the lucky customer told Missouri Lottery officials.
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"I usually take the tickets home to my wife and let her scratch them, but I decided to check it first before I left," he added.
The scratch-off ticket (not pictured) was a $100,000 winner and the husband scanned the barcode before bringing it home to his wife. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis / AP Newsroom)
When he realized it was a winning ticket, the husband had a mischievous idea.
"I decided to trick my wife," he explained. "I left it unscratched and left it for her."
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"She scratched it off and about broke my neck, grabbing my neck and screaming so hard!"
The lucky customer realized his ticket was a $100,000 winner after he scanned the barcode. He left the rest of the game unscratched, took it home to his wife and allowed her to reveal the big prize. (iStock / iStock)
The Missouri Lottery says that its lottery participants have won nearly $80 million by playing the "$100 Million Cash Bonanza" game.
The game has more than $32.7 million in unclaimed prizes. Seven additional $100,000 prizes remain, along with two top prizes of $4 million.
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If lottery players bring a ticket to scan where it was purchased, the seller will reveal if it's a winner – whether the game is scratched off or not. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images / Getty Images)
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"In FY23, players in St. Louis County won more than $207.7 million in Missouri Lottery prizes, retailers received more than $20 million in commissions and bonuses, and more than $76 million in Lottery proceeds went to education programs in the county," the Missouri Lottery explained in its press release.
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