Staff Reports
A Fairdealing man won $50,000 playing Powerball. James Held's ticket matched four white-ball numbers and the Powerball number for the Oct. 6 drawing. The winning numbers were: 1, 22, 27, 53, 67 and the Powerball number was 15. He purchased the winning ticket at Bloomfield C-Mart, State Highway 25, in Bloomfield.
Powerball is a $2 per play multi-state draw game that features jackpots starting at $40 million. Powerball drawings are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:59 p.m. View all current and past winning numbers at MOLottery.com.
The Lottery is the sixth-largest source of state income. Since sales started in 1986, the Missouri Lottery has generated more than $6 billion for the state and public education, and annual Lottery proceeds make up approximately 4 percent of the state's funding for public education. Lottery players have won more than $14 billion in prizes, and retailers have earned more than $1.35 billion in commissions.