CRESTWOOD, Ky. (LEX 18) — Someone in Kentucky must be leaping for joy as a $10 million Powerball ticket was recently sold at Circle K No. 3305 in Crestwood, according to a press release from the KY Lottery.

The release detailed that the winning ticket matched all five white balls and Powerball in the second Double Play drawing, resulting in the top tier $10 million prize win. The Double Play drawing takes place right after the Powerball drawing. Monday night’s winning Powerball Double Play numbers were 1,31,33,54,60, and Powerball 26.

The win marks Kentucky’s first top tier Powerball Double Play win since the feature was established in late 2023, Kentucky Lottery President and CEO Mary Harville highlighted.

“The Kentucky Lottery has winners every day and it’s always extra special when we have a really big winner, especially on Powerball since it is one of our most popular games,” Harville said.

For an additional $1, players can choose to activate Double Play which enters a player’s same set of numbers in both drawings, the release read.

The Powerball jackpot is currently estimated at $95 million, and has produced no winners at this time. The release noted that the next Powerball drawing will take place at 11 p.m. EST on Wednesday.

The release advised lottery winners to claim their prizes at the lottery headquarters, located at 1011 W. Main Street in Louisville after calling 877-789-4532 to make an appointment to claim their prize.

Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore, BE NKY Growth Partnership and other regional leaders joined Safran Landing Systems Kentucky to celebrate the plant’s quarter-century of operation in Boone County.
 
Safran Landing Systems’ state-of-the-art facility in Walton is a major contributor to the aerospace manufacturing industry in Kentucky, which was the #2 exporter of aerospace products and parts in 2022. Indeed, the site produces every year close to 140,000 carbon brake disks and over 9,500 wheels & brakes sets.

Safran Landing Systems’ initial carbon site construction in Boone County was completed in 1999, wheels and brakes manufacturing followed in 2007, and in 2016, the company launched an expansion project to increase its carbon capacity by 50 percent. To date, its 350+ highly qualified employees support several programs – from Boeing’s 737, 777, 787 aircraft to the Airbus A320 family, C-17 and KC-135 military aircraft – while its customers include UPS, FedEx, United Airlines, Allegiant, Aeromexico, Spirit Airlines, and Air Canada.

“Safran Landing Systems has been a tremendous corporate citizen throughout their 25-year history here in Boone County,” said Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore. “They have expanded multiple times while creating hundreds of aircraft-related manufacturing jobs and investing substantial dollars in support to our community. We appreciate their commitment to growth in our community.”

In September 2023, Safran Landing Systems announced the strengthening of Walton operations, with the development of new activities and the creation of 92 high-wage jobs over 10 years for Kentuckians to meet increased production volumes.

“Congratulations to Philippe and the entire team at Safran Landing Systems Kentucky on 25 very successful years in Northern Kentucky,” said BE NKY CEO Lee Crume. “Aerospace, aviation, and advanced manufacturing are thriving in Northern Kentucky, and Safran plays a key role in the strength of these industries.”

Earlier this year, Safran was the recipient of a “James A. Wuenker Growth Award” from REDI Cincinnati, as well as a “Build + Elevate NKY Growth Award” from BE NKY Growth Partnership.

 “This year marks an important milestone for us: 25 years of constant growth and development in Northern Kentucky, 25 years of great support from the region, 25 years of successes with our customers! We are ready to continue the success story for the next 25 years.” Philippe Garnier, Safran Landing Systems Kentucky CEO and General Manager.

“This anniversary reflects our ongoing ambition to be the partner of choice for North American airlines, airframers and Air Forces as well. We are delighted and proud to develop there, in Kentucky, a significant pool of talents and advanced technologies to this end. I am confident that Walton will mark the next decades by providing our customers with the high-performance, reliable and competitive products, meeting their most critical operational needs.” Jean-Michel Hillion, Safran Landing Systems Executive Vice President of the Wheels & Brakes Division.

Days after an offseason coaching change prompted Washington to cancel the final two games of a long-term contract with Gonzaga, another program on the Bulldogs’ nonconference schedule has held up its commitment despite a leadership change of its own.

Gonzaga and Kentucky have settled on Dec. 7 for part three of a six-game series between two of college basketball’s marquee programs. The game will be a continuation of GU’s “Battle in Seattle” series and held at Climate Pledge Arena.

A tipoff time and television information will be announced at a later date.

The Zags are 2-0 in the current series, beating Kentucky 88-72 in the 2022 game at Spokane Arena and 89-85 last season at Lexington’s Rupp Arena. After this season’s game in Seattle, the teams are set to close out the series with three more games at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (2025-26), Rupp Arena (2026-27) and McCarthey Athletic Center (2027-28).

Longtime friends and coaching colleagues Mark Few and John Calipari agreed to the long-term series before the 2022-23 college basketball season, revealing the first of six games during a telethon from UK’s Rupp Arena.

Calipari left Kentucky this offseason for the same position at Arkansas and the Wildcats found his replacement shortly thereafter, hiring Mark Pope, who became familiar with Gonzaga during his time coaching BYU in the West Coast Conference.

Gonzaga will face a brand new Kentucky squad this fall, with no returning players from the team that lost to the Bulldogs in February. UK’s additions include touted transfers Jaxson Robinson (BYU), Lamont Butler (San Diego State), Koby Brea (Dayton) and Kerr Kriisa (West Virginia).

The Bulldogs return six of the eight players who appeared in last season’s game at Rupp Arena, including starters Ryan Nembhard, Graham Ike, Ben Gregg, Nolan Hickman and key reserves Braden Huff and Dusty Stromer.

Few’s staff also reloaded through the transfer portal, adding Pepperdine standout Michael Ajayi, Arkansas guard Khalif Battle, Tarleton State forward Emmanuel Innocenti and Colgate guard Braeden Smith, who’s planning to redshirt next season.

Former Eastern Washington wing Steele Venters should also be a factor for Gonzaga coming off an ACL injury that forced him to miss the entirety of the 2023-24 season.

The Zags are 9-5 all-time at the Battle in Seattle, but have yet to win at the new downtown arena, losing 91-82 to Alabama in 2021 and 76-63 to UConn last season in the Continental Tire Seattle Tip-Off.

Tickets for the Dec. 7 game between Gonzaga and Kentucky will go on sale to the general public on June 28 at climatepledgearena.com. Zag Member Presales begin on June 26 and can be purchased through gozags.com.