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Has anyone won cash for life in Missouri? ›

LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A Missouri Lottery player won $1,000 a week for life from a Cash4Life ticket purchased at a Chesterfield gas station. The Quik Pick ticket, purchased at the 7-Eleven at 13491 Olive Boulevard, matched all five white-ball numbers drawn on May 1: 9, 13, 27, 31 and 44.

Lotto is an in-state game that costs $1 for two plays.

No, the Missouri Lottery does not allow online sales, and there are no subscription services or ticket-by-mail programs.

Lotto is played by selecting six numbers out of 44 possible choices (the numbers from 1 to 44). During each drawing, one by one, the six numbers are randomly selected. Drawings are carefully monitored and are open to the public for viewing.

Understanding Cash4Life Chances

You may have read on the main game page that the chances of winning the Cash4Life top prize are 1 in 21,846,048 or that you have an overall chance of 1 in 8 to win a prize on each ticket.

Cash4Life has a top prize of $1,000 a day for life, as well as a second-tier prize of $1,000 a week for life! Drawings are held daily at approximately 8 p.m.

If you rank Missouri's scratchers games by the odds of winning, then the 300 X game has the best odds at 1 in 2.64. The top prize in this game is $3 million.

The Missouri Lottery is required to withhold 4% Missouri state tax on prizes of $600.01 or more, along with 24% federal tax for prizes of more than $5,000.

Players matching all 5 numbers, in order, in a single line will be paid that day's estimated advertised jackpot amount. If more than one player matches all five numbers, the estimated advertised jackpot amount for that day will be split equally among all winning tickets that matched all five numbers in a single line.

Bring your winning ticket and a completed Claim Form to a District Office. Pick up the Claim Form at any Lottery retail location or District Office, or download the form (PDF). For 2nd Chance prizes, there's a different Claim Form, which you can download at 2nd Chance Claim form (PDF).

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Enter eligible Missouri Lottery Scratchers® and/or Draw Games tickets for your chance to win cash prizes and an unforgettable dream vacation! Enter $50 worth of any Scratchers® or Draw Games tickets, in any combination, and earn a wheel spin.

Sale of tickets to minors. — No ticket or share shall be sold to any person under the age of eighteen, but this shall not be deemed to prohibit the purchase of a ticket or share for the purpose of making a gift by a person eighteen years of age or older to a person less than that age.

Winning tickets must be claimed within 180 days of the last winning draw date on the ticket. Purchased tickets are only valid for the dates shown on the ticket. The ticket, not the playslip, is the only valid proof of your number selection, and it is the only valid receipt to claim a prize.

Overall, there are 9 Cash4Life winning number combinations. Here's a breakdown of the prizes along with their Cash4Life odds. *Prizes may be split if there are multiple winners.

Daily, held at 8 p.m.

Where can you play Cash4Life? Cash4Life is available in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. There is also a similar game called Lucky for Life which can be played in 25 other US states which includes Washington DC.

According to the Pennsylvania lottery, The Cash4Life® multi-state game has awarded 15 people the $1 million prize in Pennsylvania since the Pennsylvania Lottery joined the game in April 2015.