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Truck driver buys Kentucky lottery ticket on lunch break, wins $50K

Truck driver buys Kentucky lottery ticket on lunch break, wins $50K
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Truck driver buys Kentucky lottery ticket on lunch break, wins $50K
A man from Ohio is getting lucky in Kentucky after cashing in on a $50,000 winning lottery ticket.A truck driver from Fairfield was on a route through Kentucky for work when he stopped at a Sparta Truck Stop during his lunch break. That's when he decided to buy a scratch-off ticket.Video: Man wins $1 million after buying lottery scratch-off at northern Kentucky gas station“I noticed a lottery banner outside the store advertising a $50,000 winner and thought that would be cool,” said the man, who wishes to remain anonymous. “I thought, ‘I’m feeling pretty good today.’ So, I got money out of the ATM and bought a ticket.”When he started to scratch off the ticket, he saw he had won $500. “I was happy and content with that,” he said. “I kept going when I scratched off two more $500 wins, but then I saw $10,000. It took me a second to process.”When he scratched off the entire ticket, he discovered he had won $50,000. “Holy cow, that’s 50 grand. My goal was $500, so I couldn’t be happier,” he told lottery officials. “Every time I think about it, I can’t believe it.”He received a check for $35,750 after taxes. He said he plans to use his winnings to update his house.Sparta Truck Stop will receive $500 for selling the winning ticket.

A man from Ohio is getting lucky in Kentucky after cashing in on a $50,000 winning lottery ticket.

A truck driver from Fairfield was on a route through Kentucky for work when he stopped at a Sparta Truck Stop during his lunch break. That's when he decided to buy a scratch-off ticket.

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Video: Man wins $1 million after buying lottery scratch-off at northern Kentucky gas station

“I noticed a lottery banner outside the store advertising a $50,000 winner and thought that would be cool,” said the man, who wishes to remain anonymous. “I thought, ‘I’m feeling pretty good today.’ So, I got money out of the ATM and bought a ticket.”

When he started to scratch off the ticket, he saw he had won $500.

“I was happy and content with that,” he said. “I kept going when I scratched off two more $500 wins, but then I saw $10,000. It took me a second to process.”

When he scratched off the entire ticket, he discovered he had won $50,000.

“Holy cow, that’s 50 grand. My goal was $500, so I couldn’t be happier,” he told lottery officials. “Every time I think about it, I can’t believe it.”

He received a check for $35,750 after taxes. He said he plans to use his winnings to update his house.

Sparta Truck Stop will receive $500 for selling the winning ticket.