Missouri Searching for Mystery Winner of $189K Unclaimed Prize

Someone recently stopped by a grocery store in Missouri and made an impulse decision that changed their life. The problem is they don't seem to know it yet as Missouri officials are looking for a mystery $189,000 winner of an unclaimed prize.

Does this Missouri grocery store look familiar to you?

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This grocery store is located at 9717 N Ash Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. According to the Missouri Lottery, someone stopped in this store on Thursday, August 20, 2026 and picked up a Show Me Cash ticket with the numbers 8-25-33-34-38. That ticket is now worth a stunning $189,000. As of this writing, this huge winning ticket is still on the Missouri Lottery Unclaimed Prizes site.

How much would a $189,000 Missouri Lottery prize be worth after taxes are taken out?

My understanding is that the Missouri Lottery automatically takes taxes out before winners are issued a check. Here's the approximate breakdown of how much a $189K winning ticket would be worth after that happens:

• Gross Prize: $189,000
• Federal Withholding (24%): -$45,360
• Missouri State Withholding (4%): -$7,560
• Immediate Take-Home Check: $136,080

Kind of depressing to see over $50,000 taken out of your hands, but that depression would go away once you realize that you have $136K+ of money you didn't have before. Whoever has this winning Missouri Lottery ticket has 6 months to come forward. The more time that goes by, the greater the chances that a winning ticket will become misplaced and that would be a real shame.