The Kentucky Lottery said the Pikeville winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, stopped at the Food City on Cassidy Boulevard for gas but decided to pick up a $30 Kentucky Jackpot scratch-off.
He told officials he played the lottery often, usually buying $20 and $30 scratch-offs.
“Lots of times I’ve won $100 or $200. I like to take a chance and maybe earn some gas money,” he told lottery officials.
Nothing prepared him for a big win. While scratching the ticket, he matched the number 27 and below revealed the game’s top prize of $3 million.
He scanned the ticket to make sure and read the message “You have won $2,040,000; you know that sort of thing,” he said.
It wasn’t until the drive to Lottery headquarters on Feb. 6 that the win started to sink in.
“This morning sometime, I began to believe it,” he said.
The Pike County man chose the lump sum cash payment of $2,040,000 and received a check for $1,468,800 after taxes. The winner and his family plan to pay off debt with their winnings.
Food City will receive $20,400 for selling the winning ticket.
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