Sentimental ticket numbers win Kentucky Lottery player a 6-figure prize
An Estill County man recently won a big prize after participating in promotions for Kentucky Lottery’s 14 Days of Christmas in July.
The man, who asked lottery officials to remain anonymous, bought four $10 Pick 3 tickets and four Pick 4 promotional tickets. When the man saw his first promotional ticket, the numbers held a sentimental value, according to a July 23 release.
“When your promotional tickets kicked out, the first ticket I saw was 9273,” the man told Kentucky Lottery. “My Pick 3 numbers are 937. Those numbers are personal to me; a buddy of mine who passed away always played 937.”
The numbers also reminded him of his brother’s birthday, Sept. 27.
“I told the store clerk, ‘You have to give me two $10 Pick 4 tickets with 9273,’ and that’s how it happened,” he said.
Turns out, those same numbers were the winning ones.
“I told my wife, ‘Honey I think I just won $100,000,’” he said.
The man and his wife said they plan to give some of their prize money to their children and the rest will go into savings. All told, the man brought home $72,000 after taxes.
Midpoint Food Mart at 905 Richmond Road in Irvine will get $1,000 for selling the winning tickets.
Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held twice a day at about 1:20 and 11 p.m. Kentucky Lottery’s 14 Days of Christmas in July runs until Sunday, July 27.
If you or someone you know has a problem gambling, help is available at 1-800-522-4700.
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