States Lottery Missouri

Painter wins $1.6 million lottery prize • A painter at Boeing has won $1.6 million in the Missouri Lottery. Kenneth Buckner, 56, of University City, used Quick Pick to match all six numbers drawn in the Lotto drawing Saturday. Buckner tells Missouri Lottery officials that he plans to pay off debts and buy a larger home for him and his wife. He bought his winning ticket at a Schnucks in University City at 6920 Olive Boulevard. The winning numbers were: 11, 13, 20, 29, 40 and 42. Holly Koofer-Thompson, a spokeswoman with the Missouri Lottery, said Buckner has a choice to make. He can either get a one-time lump sum payment of $800,000, before taxes; or he can choose to collect his winnings in payments of $64,000 a year (before taxes) for 25 years. Buckner couldn't be reached for comment Friday, but he told lottery officials that he tries to play Missouri Lotto every day. After he saw that he had all six numbers, Buckner said he told his wife, who didn't believe him at first. After she got her glasses for a closer look, she exclaimed, "You did.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY > Tornado damage cleanup continues • St. Louis County on Thursday completed picking up tree limb debris in Bellefontaine Neighbors, Dellwood, Riverview and a small unincorporated area that was hit by a tornado April 22. But cleanups continue in the bigger and harder-hit cities of Berkeley, Bridgeton and Maryland Heights. In Bridgeton, Tom Haun, administrative assistant, did not give a date when that work would finish. Maryland Heights crews continue to clean up in the damaged area, and officials have indicated that the work may continue through July 1. Berkeley seeks volunteers to help Saturday with its cleanup. They would work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and should report to City Hall at 6140 North Hanley Road, where the city would take them to cleanup sites. David Wrone, a spokesman for the public works department, said the county inspected 2,841 storm-damaged dwelling units. Inspectors condemned 263, declared 499 significantly damaged and decided 2,079 had less damage, he said. Municipalities checked on some dwelling units that are not in the county total, Wrone said.