KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A group of 27 teachers in the Kansas City area won $50,000 from a Powerball ticket purchased in Blue Springs, Missouri.
The ticket was bought at a Casey’s, located at 1202 N. 7 Highway in Blue Springs, for the Dec. 20, 2025, drawing, according to a press release from Missouri Lottery.
“We play together sometimes when the jackpot gets high,” said a representative of the group.
The specific drawing had a jackpot of $1.5 billion, and the teachers’ ticket matched four of the five white-ball numbers and the Powerball number.
“It was kind of unbelievable. It took a minute to sink in,” said the representative.
In fiscal year 2025, Jackson County players won more than $96.8 million in prizes, retailers received over $8.9 million in commissions and bonuses and over $31.6 million in proceeds went to county education programs, according to Missouri Lottery.
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