Grandmother scratches off five-figure win on Halloween Kentucky Lottery ticket
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- Clarksville grandmother scratched $30,000 Kentucky Lottery ticket near Fort Campbell.
- Ticket revealed ten $3,000 prizes; game odds: 1 in 480,000 for top prize.
- Winner will net $21,600 after taxes and plans travel and church donations.
A Clarksville, Tenn., woman got the shock of her life when she scratched off a $30,000 Kentucky Lottery win on a ticket she bought in Oak Grove, near Fort Campbell.
“I kept seeing $3,000 over and over again. I thought, ‘This can’t be right!’” the woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, told the Kentucky Lottery.
The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, ultimately uncovered 10 prizes, each worth $3,000.
“It probably won’t hit me until I get the check,” the woman said, according to an Oct. 22 lottery news release.
After taxes, the woman won $21,600.
She scratched-off her win while waiting for her granddaughter’s soccer game. The $2 Trick or Treat ticket came with overall odds of 1 in 4.51 on any prize, but the grand prize of $30,000 is attached to odds of 1 in 480,000, according to the game’s rules. Prize amounts start at $2.
The $2 Trick or Treat game is a new addition to the Kentucky Lottery’s suite of games and launched in September. According to the lottery, this marks the first $30,000 top prize distributed through the game.
The Tennessee woman told the Kentucky Lottery she’s a transplant to Fort Campbell. She’s taking care of her granddaughter while her son is deployed, and plans to use her winnings for travel and make charitable contributions.
“I’m going to donate some of the money to my church back home,” she said. “It’s a blessing, and I want to pay it forward.”
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This story was originally published October 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM.