Joplin man accidentally wins $50,000 on scratch-off ticket

JOPLIN, Mo. – Joplin resident Bryan Burton is counting his lucky stars after a mix-up net him $50,000.

When Burton went into the Casey’s General Store on Main St. in Joplin, he was after the Missouri Lottery’s “$100,000 Cash.” However, the clerk accidentally gave him the “Millionaire Money” Scratchers game.

“I asked for game 313, and she gave me game 294 instead,” he said.

That ticket he got by mistake led to a $50,000 win for Burton. Burton exclaimed he was overcome with excitement and immediately called his wife to let her know the good news.

$40,000 Mega Millions ticket sold in Southeast Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan. – Someone in the Four-States is $40,000 richer and might not even know it yet. A winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in Southeast Kansas on April 16.

The winning numbers were 17 27 28 50 55 a power ball of 25 and a Megaplier of 4. The winner matched four of those numbers and the Mega Ball for a $10,000 win, but because they chose the Megaplier option, their prize multiplied to 40-thousand dollars.

It’s not clear what county the ticket was sold in. The Southeast Kansas region includes the following counties: Chase, Lyon (southern half), Coffey, Anderson, Linn, Greenwood, Woodson, Allen, Bourbon, Elk, Wilson, Neosho, Crawford, Chautauqua, Montgomery, Labette, and Cherokee.