LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville man still can't believe he won $500,000 on a Kentucky Lottery Scratch-off ticket.
According to a news release from the lottery on Thursday, the man said “I never imagined this would ever be me. I’m just amazed."
The winner, who wants to remain anonymous, said he went into a Circle K on Mud Lane while taking a break at work. He had a little extra money and decided to splurge on buying three of the $2,000 Loaded scratch-off tickets. Each are $20.
"I scratched off the fourth number and saw another 5X for $10,000, another $50,000 prize," he told lottery officials. "I thought, 'Oh my gosh, I'm at $104,000. They probably thought I stole something, I ran out of the store so fast."
When he returned to work, he scratched on the rest of the lottery ticket. It revealed he had won the game's top prize $500,000.
“It was crazy, we just couldn’t believe it,” he said. The man sent a picture of the ticket to his mom and finally had to drive to her house to show her in person.
Then he shared the news with his grandmother, who came to Kentucky Lottery headquarters to see him claim his prize. “I was so happy for him. I didn’t sleep at all last night. I’m so glad it happened to someone who really needed it,” she said.
“I was in shock. I had so much going on in my head. I never felt like I was going to ever get ahead,” he told lottery officials.
The man received a check for $355,000 after taxes. The Circle K gets $5,000 for selling the winning ticket.
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