A routine stop at the Walmart on Gravois Bluffs Boulevard in Fenton has turned one Missouri Lottery player into the state’s very first MO Millions millionaire. The shopper bought a Quick Pick ticket, matched all six numbers in the Jan. 14 drawing, and walked away with an advertised $3.4 million jackpot. The Lottery says the winner quietly claimed the prize this month at a regional office after having a clerk snap a photo of the winning ticket at the register.
According to the Missouri Lottery, the Quick Pick matched the Jan. 14 numbers: 4, 11, 18, 20, 24 and 37. The shopper "was stunned" when the clerk photographed the screen showing the enormous payout. The Lottery’s release notes that the player tucked the ticket into a pocket, finished shopping, and only later headed to a Lottery office to officially claim the jackpot.
Ticket sold at Fenton Walmart
The winning ticket was purchased at Walmart #805 at 653 Gravois Bluffs Boulevard in Fenton, according to reporting that first drew attention to the then-unclaimed prize. Yahoo highlighted the specific store and address while the windfall was still sitting on the Missouri Lottery’s unclaimed list earlier this winter.
How claiming works and payout choices
Per Missouri Lottery rules, jackpot prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing, and winners then have 60 days from the date they claim to choose either a lump-sum cash payment or 30 graduated annuity payments. If the winner does not make a choice within 60 days, the annuity option kicks in automatically. Had this ticket gone unclaimed, the Jan. 14 prize would have expired on July 13, 2026.
Why it matters locally
MO Millions is a recently launched in-state draw game, and this winner is the game’s first jackpot millionaire, a notable milestone in its short history. Lottery Post records the $3.4 million prize as occurring on Jan. 14, and local outlets, including FOX 2, carried the Lottery’s announcement and details about the Fenton store where the lucky ticket was sold.
