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'No one believed me' | Two Northern Kentucky residents win big on separate Kentucky Lottery tickets
DAYTON, Ky — The wallets of two Northern Kentucky residents just got a lot heavier after the two won separate cash prizes from the Kentucky Lottery last month.
A Dayton man who wishes to remain anonymous was just one number away from winning the $121 million Powerball jackpot in September. His ticket matched the four white ball numbers and the Powerball in the Sept. 9 drawing, winning him $50,000.
The man told Kentucky Lottery officials he bought the “Kentucky Combo,” which consists of five different draw game tickets including the Powerball with numbers selected by the lottery machine, while at work.
He then picked the tickets up at The Cigarette & Beer Outlet in Dayton.
The next day, his girlfriend checked the ticket and told him he had won $50,000. He took home $36,000 after taxes.
“I was one number away from retirement,” he told officials.
The man said he plans to use the money to pay off debt and buy a car.
He wasn’t the only Dayton resident celebrating a big win, though.
A woman who also wishes to remain anonymous won $431,775 on the Precious 7’s Fast Play game. She told lottery officials she regularly plays Fast Play after someone told her they always won on the game.
“I play Precious 7’s, that’s my game,” she told officials. “I just knew I was going to win.”
She won big when she bought her ticket while her husband was getting gas at the Dayton Market on Sept. 20. She told officials she told her husband to get in the car before he was finished pumping gas once she saw her ticket.
“No one believed me,” she told officials. “They all kept saying it was a scam, that it’s a fraud but I knew it was a winner.”
After taxes, she took home a check for $310,878. She said she plans to use the money to pay off bills and help her family.
The Cigarette & Beer Outlet in Dayton will get $500 for selling the man’s winning ticket, while Dayton Market gets $4,317.75 for its ticket.
A wide receiver from Belle Glade, Florida, Gilmore totaled 28 receptions for 313 yards and one touchdown for the Wildcats during the 2025 season. The 6-foot-1 sophomore has had a very interesting offseason as he entered the portal, flipped a commitment, and is now back in Lexington.
After the 2025 season, Gilmore committed to Louisville when he entered the transfer portal, then flipped his commitment to Baylor, and ultimately signed with the Bears. To end Gilmore’s portal saga, he’s now back in a familiar place with the Wildcats.
When the 2026 season begins, Gilmore will have two years of eligibility remaining.
Gilmore had a solid sophomore campaign with the Wildcats, appearing in all 12 games. His best game of the season came in the late-season loss against Vanderbilt. He tallied six catches for 55 yards in the game.
With Kentucky losing most of its wide receiver production from last season, this is a significant pickup, and it won’t be surprising if Gilmore is back in the starting lineup this fall.
As for the Aggies, the only name on the report is Mackenzie Mgbako, a one-time Kentucky target who remains out for the season after undergoing foot surgery. Texas A&M head coach Bucky McMilan said today that Mgbako will return next season, which would be a big boost for the Aggies before the offseason begins.
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COVINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) – The Licking River Bridge was demolished Monday morning in a controlled blast, clearing the way for a replacement structure.
Authorities established a 1,000-foot safety perimeter, closed nearby roads and asked residents to shelter in place before the demolition. The bridge collapsed within seconds of the blast.
“Today we say goodbye to a bridge that has served Kentuckians for nearly a century and we make room for something new. A signature bridge that is safer, stronger and we make room for something new,” Gov. Andy Beshear said. “This region, like the rest of the commonwealth, is evolving, it is booming, it’s economy growing every day. What we’re doing together is building our new Kentucky home.”
The Licking River Bridge is now history after crews brought it down with a controlled demolition Monday morning. (WKRC)
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Crews will begin construction on the new bridge after debris removal is complete. The replacement bridge is expected to open in the summer of 2028.
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