Overview
- The Missouri Lottery announced the prize for a pooled ticket bought by 27 teachers in the Kansas City area.
- The ticket matched four of five white-ball numbers in the Dec. 20 drawing that advertised roughly $1.5 billion.
- It was sold at a Casey’s at 1202 N. 7 Highway in Blue Springs, according to lottery officials.
- Divided 27 ways, the payout comes to about $1,851 per teacher.
- A group representative said they play together when jackpots rise and called the win “kind of unbelievable.”