Million Dollar Lottery Winners Sold in Lebanon, Republic

filling out a lottery ticket. a young woman holds the lottery ticket with complete row of numbers

Two people from southwest Missouri are celebrating after winning millions of dollars on lottery tickets purchased recently.

Lottery officials say the first ticket was a $1 million winner that was purchased at the Walmart on Highway 60 East in Republic.

That prize was claimed by a woman on May 22.

The second ticket was purchased at Eastgate Express on Professional Lane in Lebanon. That ticket paid out $3 million.

The names of the winners were not released in order to protect their identities, which is lottery policy.