JEFFERSON CITY —A customer at Rhodes Convenience Store, 2020 Lake Drive in Perryville, bought a “Bonus Word Crossword” ticket that contained one of eight $50,000 top prizes offered in the game.
The prize was later claimed at the Missouri Lottery’s St. Louis regional office.
So far, “Bonus Word Crossword” players have won over $16.8 million in prizes. Over $3.6 million remain in unclaimed prizes, including one more top prize of $50,000.
In FY22, players in Perry County won more than $4 million in Missouri Lottery prizes, retailers received more than $415,000 in commissions and bonuses, and more than $618,000 in Lottery proceeds went to education programs in the county.