Louisville man cashes $200,000 winning Kentucky Lottery ticket

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A Louisville man received large after shopping for a scratch-off lottery ticket Sunday night.

The person, who wished to stay nameless, stated he hadn’t performed the Kentucky Lottery in months, in response to lottery officers.

He informed lottery officers he went to the Circle Ok on Greenwood Highway in Louisville after seeing the shop had a newly launched sport and purchased two of the brand new $1,000 Loaded tickets.

“I used to be scratching off the primary ticket after I got here throughout a 10X image,” he stated. “I went to scratch off the prize after I noticed $2,000. I knew then I had received at the least $20,000.”

He went on to scratch off 9 extra of the 10X symbols, profitable $200,000.

“I referred to as for my son to return right here and requested, ‘Are you able to pinch me? Am I dreaming?,’” he stated. 

Afterward, he referred to as his spouse and informed her to return dwelling from work. She informed him that except it was an emergency, she couldn’t go away work.

“I used to be dying from pleasure,” he stated.

He informed lottery officers he knew what he needed to do together with his earnings.

“I’m completely happy,” he stated. “I’m going to pay my home off at present.”

The subsequent day, the participant claimed his ticket at lottery headquarters, strolling away with a test for $142,000 after taxes.

Circle Ok will obtain a $2,000 bonus for promoting the profitable ticket.

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