Did You Win $145K? Missouri Lottery Searching in Kansas City

What were you doing a few days ago? Were you by chance in Kansas City gassing up your vehicle or just making a stop at a convenience store? The reason I ask is the Missouri Lottery is searching for someone who just won $145,000, but their identity is unknown as of now.

The Missouri Lottery says something very eventful just happened at this Kansas City gas station on January 22, 2026

This is the gas station located at 1509 W 12th Street in Kansas City, Missouri (sorry not sorry Jayhawk fans, but this happened in the Missouri part of KC). The Missouri Lottery's Unclaimed Lottery Prizes page says that some lucky someone picked up a Show Me Cash ticket on January 22, 2026 with the winning numbers of 5-8-11-21-37, but has not come forward to claim their prize. Yes, it's only been a few days, but if someone has that ticket and forgot to check to see if it's a winner, it's more likely to be misplaced or lost the more days that pass by.

If you either live in or were passing through Kansas City, Missouri a few days ago and gassed up at that station while making an impulse buy of a lottery ticket, time to check it now before it gets lost. The winning person has six months to come forward and claim it with the Missouri Lottery before the prize money goes into the state's educational fund.