LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville man who stopped for ice on Easter Sunday at a Jeffersontown convenience store ended up with a cool $50,000 after buying a Kentucky Lottery scratch-off ticket.Â
Carl Humphrey said he had to make a second trip to the Jeffersontown Marathon for the ice, so he decided to grab a Pick 3 and a 500X scratch-off ticket. After Humphrey scratched the ticket off, he discovered he had won $50,000.Â
Humphrey could hardly believe his good fortune.
"I went home and told my wife, 'Guess what, I did it again!'" Humphrey said. "She said, 'You're kidding!'"
It turns out this is the second time Humphrey has won big playing 500X in recent months. He won another $50,000 prize on a scratch-off ticket on Halloween 2022.
"The first time I won, I couldn’t believe it," Humphrey said. "Now I won again, and in J-town."
Humphrey said he plans to use his winnings to pay his debts. He said he and his wife also plan to retire soon, and the extra money will be a big help.
"My wife always teases that she’ll retire six months before me," he said.Â
Humphrey took home a check for $35,750 after taxes.
The Marathon in Jeffersontown, where the winning ticket was purchased, will receive $500.
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