A Marshall man came forward to claim the largest jackpot ever in the Missouri Lottery’s 24-year history – a Powerball jackpot worth $258.5 million. Christopher “Chris” Shaw, 29, said he hardly ever buys Lottery tickets, but he decided to buy a couple after he completed his shift at Break Time, 1000 W. College St. in Marshall, around 7 p.m. April 21. The drawing he won was only a few hours later that evening.
“I thought somebody is going to win; there are too many people buying tickets,” said Shaw, who has been a cashier at the Break Time for the past month. He previously worked as a semi-truck driver, but decided to take a pay cut to “come home and be with family.” After work, Shaw purchased a soda, cigarettes and $5 worth of Powerball plays using Quick Pick. The very last combination on his ticket was the winner.
Shaw said a friend sent him a text Thursday morning, saying that the winning ticket was bought at the Break Time where he bought his ticket. So he retrieved his ticket from his wallet, checked it on the Lottery’s Web site and discovered he held the winner. “Holy smokes!” he recalled. “I’ve got it! I won!”
Next, Shaw headed to Break Time to check his ticket. When he arrived, he saw his boss outside putting up a sign announcing the store sold the winning ticket. “I was like, ‘I need to check my ticket,’ and she was like, ‘Well, you know, take it inside.’ And I was like, ‘This is the one! I am pretty sure that I won the Powerball. I just need to know the numbers,’” Shaw said. “She was like, ‘What? Are you kidding me?’” Shaw says he is a “day-by-day type of person,” so his thoughts about what he will do with the money are simple. “I’ll take care of debts,” he said. “I need to get all of that squared away first.”
Shaw mentioned that in his previous job as a truck driver, he was able to travel to most states, but not Florida. He said he may now take him, his friend, Tosha Ewry, and her two boys to Walt Disney World® in Florida. He also plans to buy a new pick-up truck and maybe a “hot rod.” “I’ve never had a new car,” he explained. Shaw added that he likes to fish, and he recalled telling Ewry on the way to Jefferson City that, “I feel a boat comin’ on.” In addition to Shaw’s win, Break Time will receive a bonus check for selling the winning Powerball ticket.
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