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Car Salesmen Wins $100,000 at Butler Hill Road Schnucks

Kenneth Reese said he has two daughters in college so the money will go towards bills.

Imagine standing at line at the grocery store and realizing you just won $100,000.

That was recently Kenneth Reese's reality. The Bommarito Chevrolet car salesman said he bought a Missouri Lottery “Diamond 7” Scratchers ticket at a Mehlville area Schnucks.

The store is located at 4333 Butler Hill Rd., and it was there where Reese played the ticket and realized his winnings, according to a Missouri Lottery statement.

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“Each prize was $20,000," he said. "I was like, ‘No, way.’

“I couldn’t say anything.”

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Reese, 46, said he would continue to work. He said the money will go to pay off bills.

What would you do with $100,000?


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