Two families in northwest Missouri have won big prizes on scratchers.

The Missouri Lottery said Carolyn Williams, 50 of St. Joseph purchased a winning $100,000 scratcher on Veteran’s Day at Roger’s Green Hills Supermarket in St. Joseph.

“I’ll usually buy a couple of tickets out of the machine as I’m walking out of the store,” said Williams, while claiming her prize on Nov. 14.

Williams purchased two $5 Scratchers tickets, loaded her groceries in her car and played her “$100,000 Bonanza” ticket while still in the parking lot.

“I didn’t win on the first ticket, but when I played the other one I scratched a ‘5X’ symbol. I kept scratching and scratching and saw all those zeros and just started screaming right there in the car,” said Williams. “I about had a wreck driving over to my daughter’s house.”

With her $100,000 prize, the life-long renter said she plans to begin the process of purchasing her very first home.

A family in Lathrop also won big in November on a scratcher.  The Missouri Lottery said Steven Huett, 69 claimed a $250,000 prize on Nov. 14 on a scratcher ticket he bought at the Fast Break, located at 101 Center Street in Lathrop.

“I have three children and eight grandchildren. We are going to have a very merry, merry Christmas,” said Huitt.