Overheating car leads man to buy a Missouri lottery ticket — and it pays off big

A man was driving in Missouri when his car began overheating, prompting him to pull over at a gas station.

While at the Casey’s General Store in Doniphan, he decided to buy a “Fun 5s” scratchers game ticket, according to a Sept. 15 news release from the Missouri Lottery.

As he was scratching his ticket, he quickly noticed the increasing prize amount, officials said. He didn’t realize quite how much he won until a gas station attendant scanned his ticket.

“She told me I won $100,000, and I was like, ‘Sweet mother Jesus,’” he told lottery officials. “I guess it was my day.”

He knows just what to buy with his newfound cash: a new vehicle.

Doniphan is about 350 miles southeast of Kansas City.

This story was originally published September 19, 2022 at 11:29 AM with the headline "Overheating car leads man to buy a Missouri lottery ticket — and it pays off big."