(UPDATE 7:28 p.m.) – The grand prize Shop St. Joseph winning ticket number 0457129 has been claimed.

A check presentation will be at Price Chopper Thursday afternoon.

Shoppers are encouraged to keep their tickets as second-chance prize numbers will be released Thursday.

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The winning number for the Shop St. Joseph Holiday Program is: 0457129

The shopper with the winning ticket has 24 hours to come forward to claim the $10,000 prize. Shoppers are urged to keep their tickets because if the winner hasn’t come forward by 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, another number will be announced. This process will continue at 5 p.m. on weekdays until a winner comes forward with the correct ticket.

The winner must call the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce at (816) 232-4461 during business hours or (816) 261-3610 after business hours to arrange a time to verify the ticket. He or she must come to the Chamber office at 3003 Frederick Ave. before 5 p.m. Thursday to claim the prize.

The winner must be 18 or older. Proof of age, Social Security number, home address and place of employment (if applicable) is required to claim the prize. Chamber of Commerce staff, Chamber officers and their immediate family members (dependents living at the same address) are not eligible to win the grand prize. Participating business owners, managers and employees are eligible to win, with the exception of tickets distributed through their own place of business (including other participating locations).

The winner will be responsible for any applicable taxes.

This is the program’s 11th year and almost 1.9 million tickets were distributed this year, which is the most in program history. In 2017, 1.8 million were distributed, in comparison to 400,000 in 2007.

There were 120 merchants this year compared to 108 last year. In 2007, there were 59 merchants.