Clerk's reaction tips Missouri lottery player off about $128,000 win – upi.com

    <style type="text/css">             article ul  li { list-style: disc; padding: 5px 0; }        </style>                        <div style="padding-bottom: 15px;">             <script type="module" crossorigin data-ll="1" data-src="https://instaread.co/js/instaread.player.js"></script>           <instaread-player publication="upi"></instaread-player>         </div>      <div style="clear: both;"></div>                <article itemprop="articleBody">  <p><span class="story_dl">July 24 (UPI) --</span> An unsuspecting resident of Oronogo, Mo., had a life-changing moment when she discovered she had won the Show Me Cash jackpot thanks to an unexpected reaction from a convenience store clerk.</p> <p>The winner, who prefers to remain anonymous, recounted purchasing her ticket at Brad's Convenience Store on East Highway 96 for the July 13 drawing. The reality of her win began to sink in when she returned the following day to check her ticket. <div class="mt-5 text-center mb-5" style="min-height: 305px;"><div class="playwire-ad-unit"><div class="upi-content" style="margin: 0 auto;"></div></div></div></p> <p>"I didn't realize (I had won) until the retail clerk looked at the screen and took two steps back," the winner said. "Then she looked at me and looked back at the screen again, and then she motioned for her boss to come up. The boss walks up and says, 'Oh, my god.' It shocked her."</p> <p>"That's how I realized I'd won $128,000!" she said.</p> <p>The winning Show Me Cash ticket matched all five numbers drawn on July 13 -- 20, 29, 31, 37 and 39 - securing the $128,000 jackpot prize for the player. She claimed her prize at the Missouri <a href="https://www.upi.com/topic/lottery/" target="_blank" title="Lottery" class="tpstyle">Lottery</a>'s Springfield regional office on July 17. <div class="mt-5 text-center mb-5" style="min-height: 305px;"><div class="playwire-ad-unit"><div class="upi-content" style="margin: 0 auto;"></div></div></div></p>  <div class="read-more-inline lato"><h3 class="arimo bold">Read More</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/07/22/lotto-Massachusetts-State-Lottery-dream-ticket/2941721676531/" onclick="upi_gtag('Story', 'Related Article', 'Odd News');"  title="Dream about playing the lottery leads man to $1M jackpot">Dream about playing the lottery leads man to $1M jackpot</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/07/19/lotto-South-Carolina-Education-Lottery-scratch-off-trash/1821721419177/" onclick="upi_gtag('Story', 'Related Article', 'Odd News');"  title="$200,000 lottery ticket nearly ended up in trash">$200,000 lottery ticket nearly ended up in trash</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/07/18/lotto-North-Carolina-Education-Lottery-Powerball-Alabama-man/4331721332557/" onclick="upi_gtag('Story', 'Related Article', 'Odd News');"  title="Alabama man wins $100,000 lottery prize while visiting North Carolina">Alabama man wins $100,000 lottery prize while visiting North Carolina</a></li></ul></div>         </article>                  <div class="read-more-about">               <ul>                    <li>Topics</li>                     <li><a href="https://www.upi.com/topic/lottery/">Lottery</a></li>               </ul>           </div>                              <div data-widget-host="revcontent" data-lz-widget data-pub-id="49476" data-widget-id="288021"></div>            <div class="playwire-ad-unit"><div class="upi-content" style="margin: 0 auto;"></div></div>                     <div class="sections">              <div class="sections-header m-t-20"><div class="widget-header"><h3 class="l-s-25">Latest Headlines</h3></div></div>                 <div class="row story list m-t-30">                             <div class="col-md-12">                                 <a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/11/11/Massachusetts-Turnpike-Ted-Williams-Tunnel-dog/4021762880923/" title="Dog rescued after wandering into Massachusetts Turnpike tunnel" onclick="upi_gtag('Story', 'Latest Headline', 'Odd News');" class="row">                                    <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-4">                                        <img class="lazy" src="/img/clear.gif" data-src="https://cdnph.upi.com/ph/st/th/4021762880923/2025/i/17628811306190/v1.2/Dog-rescued-after-wandering-into-Massachusetts-Turnpike-tunnel.jpg?stfi=1" title="Dog rescued after wandering into Massachusetts Turnpike tunnel" alt="Dog rescued after wandering into Massachusetts Turnpike tunnel" width="200" height="166" style="width:200px; 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The reality of her win began to sink in when she returned the following day to check her ticket. <div class="mt-5 text-center mb-5" style="min-height: 305px;"><div class="playwire-ad-unit"><div class="upi-content" style="margin: 0 auto;"></div></div></div><br>"I didn't realize (I had won) until the retail clerk looked at the screen and took two steps back," the winner said. "Then she looked at me and looked back at the screen again, and then she motioned for her boss to come up. The boss walks up and says, 'Oh, my god.' It shocked her."<br>"That's how I realized I'd won $128,000!" she said.<br>The winning Show Me Cash ticket matched all five numbers drawn on July 13 -- 20, 29, 31, 37 and 39 - securing the $128,000 jackpot prize for the player. She claimed her prize at the Missouri <a href="https://www.upi.com/topic/lottery/" target="_blank" title="Lottery" class="tpstyle">Lottery</a>'s Springfield regional office on July 17. <div class="mt-5 text-center mb-5" style="min-height: 305px;"><div class="playwire-ad-unit"><div class="upi-content" style="margin: 0 auto;"></div></div></div><br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxPQ2RsalFaaGZOUFVCcmhzUEhEbkJ2ay1DcU1ubkxyWWxNTnIxVTQ0RTRhd19fWHV4eW9QWXpHSEhKaFBjSTVKVENoWWthRjRXZElVVkpLcjRyUTBnTTl5WFRaVHpSdEhPOG4yME16M2tzZE1Da1F3TlV6TV94cTZteVJ3STjSAYoBQVVfeXFMTVNzVFZTbUgzR3hYek5Cc3VHV2d3MHAyOXNGR3VQQkY2em1iN21DaHFwTjlBMTdWZ1NxNmNfekVPZHNXNHE4MkJRTDgxM05Pdy1ncld4MjlPd0dfejh3UjlaN2hUQURGa0xUbnZGbmVER3dNbXNFMnZmd0J4QmRGSWMyR2xZUlN3S3Vn?oc=5">source</a>