See how these lucky players won with the Kansas Lottery

$20,000 Winner “Sleepless in Salina”

As a retiree, 72-year-old Charles Eanes of Salina enjoys taking it easy. As part of his laid back lifestyle, he enjoys playing the Kansas Lottery’s most popular instant scratch game – Bonus Crossword. Eanes was doing just that two days ago when he noticed something unusual about one of the tickets. “I kept on scratching and uncovering more and more words," he said. "When I finally counted them up, there were ten. That meant a $20,000 prize – I couldn’t believe it!”
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LeRoy Resident Enjoys Exciting $20,000 Lottery Win

As the assistant road supervisor for the Coffey County Highway Department, 58-year-old Robert “Bruce” Hegwald is used to dealing with “exciting” events. “I’m the guy who calls out the road crews in the middle of the night when we have a big snowstorm,” said Hegwald. But “exciting” doesn’t even begin to describe how Hegwald felt when he discovered he had won $20,000 on his $2 Bonus Crossword instant ticket.
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Great Bend Resident Claims Biggest Powerball Jackpot Won in Kansas - $96.6 million!

Donald Damon, 70, a lifelong resident of Great Bend, was introduced today in a news conference that was held at Lottery headquarters in Topeka. Damon was the sole winner of the $96.6 million Powerball jackpot. He matched all numbers in the November 11 drawing, winning the biggest Powerball jackpot ever won in Kansas! The winning numbers were: 08-12-14-22-29 Powerball 22.
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Daily Crossword Player Wins $50,000 Top Prize

Instead of playing the daily crossword puzzles that are in the newspaper, Randy Eaton likes to play the Kansas Lottery’s $5 Super Red Hot Crossword instant scratch tickets daily. His determination to win a top prize has finally paid off. Today, the 35-year-old Salina resident claimed a $50,000 top prize playing the game!
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Oklahoma Resident Wins $10,000 Top Prize Playing Betty Boop

Accompanying a friend to Kansas for an appointment has paid off for a Guymon, Oklahoma resident. Silvia Mata who purchased two $2 Betty Boop instant scratch tickets before making the trip back home, won a $10,000 top prize on the first ticket she scratched!
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Westphalia Resident Wins $5,000 in “Cold Cash”

When picking up his paycheck on Friday, Michael Wilson was able to add an extra $5,000 to his earnings. The 19-year-old Westphalia resident purchased a $1 Veterans Game instant scratch ticket, winning a $5,000 top prize.
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Miss Kansas U.S.A. Selects Winners in Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World® Second-Chance Drawing

Shop ‘til you drop has a new meaning for three lucky Kansas Lottery players. In the Kansas Lottery’s Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World® second-chance drawing that was held today at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World® in Olathe, one player has won a $20,000 Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World® shopping spree and two players have each won $10,000 Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World® shopping sprees.
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Kansas Lottery Game Brings Luck to Montana Resident

Usually a Powerball player, Myles Coroy of Bozeman, Montana rarely buys instant scratch tickets. While at a convenience store yesterday, however, the Kansas Lottery’s Super Red Hot Crossword instant scratch game caught his eye. Coroy was glad it did. The Montana resident revealed a $5,000 cash prize playing the $5 game.
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“Crazy Dave” Wins $200,000 Powerball Prize

David “Crazy Dave” Stephens has gained notoriety in Topeka by singing funny commercials for a local car dealership. He can now add the song, “We’re in the Money” to his repertoire. The Topeka resident matched the first five Powerball numbers in the October 31 drawing, winning a $200,000 cash prize!
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21-Year-Old Paola Resident Reels In $25,000 Top Prize

In celebration of his 21st birthday last July, Michael Emery took a trip to Las Vegas. While there, the Paola resident played a trick on his parents by taking a photo of a slot machine that had matched three 7s, and sending it to them saying he’d won a jackpot. Yesterday afternoon, when Emery called his parents saying he’d won a $25,000 top prize playing a $5 Bass Pro Shops instant scratch ticket, they didn’t believe him. This time however, he was telling the truth!
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“Lotto Man” Finally Wins Big Playing Betty Boop Instant Scratch Ticket

Timothy Hudson enjoys playing Kansas Lottery games so much he’s known as “Lotto Man” at the convenience stores he frequents. According to the Topeka resident, many friends have said he’s wasting his time and money because he’ll never win anything big. Today he’s able to prove them wrong. Hudson, who purchased a $2 Betty Boop instant scratch ticket on Saturday, won a $10,000 top prize playing the game!
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Horoscope Comes True for Milford Resident – Wins $10,000

“Your purse will be heavy,” read Tammy Lilly-Himelick’s horoscope earlier this week. The Milford resident was shocked when her horoscope came true. Lilly-Himelick matched four numbers plus the Powerball, winning a $10,000 cash prize in the Oct. 14 drawing!
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Goddard Resident Claims $200,000 Powerball Prize

A Goddard resident whose “life changed in a matter of minutes,” has claimed a $200,000 Powerball prize by matching the first five numbers in the October 17 drawing! The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, claimed the $200,000 cash prize at Lottery headquarters today.
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El Dorado Man Stashes $20K Ticket in Dictionary

Michael Myers found an interesting word in the dictionary – or, more accurately, he found ten words and put them in the dictionary.It all started with Myers’ daily after-work routine. He gets home, lets his two Miniature Dachshunds out, and sits down on the porch to scratch off the one or two Bonus Crossword instant tickets he has purchased that day. On Sunday, his daily routine took a delightful unexpected turn, when he revealed ten words on his $2 ticket and won a top prize of $20,000!
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