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Winning $70,000 Ticket Sold at Affton 7-Eleven
The winner used his prize money to buy St. Louis Cardinals tickets for his friends.
A $5 scratch game from Missouri Lottery helped one baseball fan score a $70,000 prize.
John Polette bought the winning ticket from in Affton, notes a Missouri Lottery news release.
Polette, 48, used his winnings to buy St. Louis Cardinals tickets for his friends on Opening Day at Busch Stadium.
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Polette won the prize from a St. Louis Cardinals Scratchers ticket, the release notes.
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