TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas has its fair share of millionaires and multi-millionaires who’ve struck gold with lucky lottery wins over the years.
The Kansas Lottery keeps records of people who won potentially life-changing amounts of money in the Sunflower State. Among the long list of Kansas millionaires are a few winners who hit it big, walking away with several million dollars in cash. The majority claimed their prizes through the Powerball drawing with the top winner pulling in several million through the Mega Millions drawing.
1. Franklin County resident – Mega Millions 2012 – $218.6M
2. Donald Damon, Great Bend – Powerball 2009 – $96.6M
3. Johnson County resident – Powerball 2022 – $92.9M
4. Johnson County resident – Powerball 2012 – $50M
5. 26 American Airlines workers – Powerball 2000 – $50M
6. Dave Wagner, Dodge City – Lotto America 1990 – $35M
7. Pat Dreiling, Manhattan – Powerball 1995 – $31.2M
8. Mary Bowles, Wichita – Powerball 1996 – $26.5M
9. Felix Kane, Gardner – Powerball 1994 – $22.5M
10. Lois Hampton, Olathe – Powerball 1994 – $20.9M
The current Powerball jackpot has climbed to $1.2 billion with the next drawing scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 4.
Earlier this year, several Kansans won big prizes through the lottery. A Kansan from Johnson County who drew a winning $92 million jackpot ticket in 2022 claimed the winnings in January, 2023 while another person purchased a ticket worth $1 million in south central Kansas during a recent Powerball drawing.
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Source : KSTN
