NewsOctober 5, 2005
Cape man claims winning scratch-off lottery ticket
A Cape Girardeau trucker won $9,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket bought on Sept. 19, according to state lottery officials. Charles Pinkston, 42, bought the winning ticket when he stopped at Route K One Stop in Cape Girardeau. He purchased a diet Mountain Dew and two "Triple Money" Scratchers tickets. He won on the second ticket. Pinkston and his wife plan to buy a pickup truck for their 14-year-old son, he said. "Triple Money," a $1 game, officially started on July 2...
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A Cape Girardeau trucker won $9,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket bought on Sept. 19, according to state lottery officials. Charles Pinkston, 42, bought the winning ticket when he stopped at Route K One Stop in Cape Girardeau. He purchased a diet Mountain Dew and two "Triple Money" Scratchers tickets. He won on the second ticket. Pinkston and his wife plan to buy a pickup truck for their 14-year-old son, he said. "Triple Money," a $1 game, officially started on July 2.
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