JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- For a Kansas City man, 2008 has been a great year when it comes to playing the Missouri Lottery.

Fifty-three-year-old Arthur Watkins has won slightly more than $400,000 in two Powerball drawings within a four-month period.

Missouri Lottery officials said today that Watkins selected the Powerball number to win $200,003 in the September 24th drawing. He matched five white-ball numbers in the in the May 21st game to pick up $200,000.

Watkins bought both winners at the Longview Apple Market in Kansas City.