DAVIESS COUNTY, Ky. — Consistency paid off for a Whitesville, Ky. man who won big playing the Kentucky Lottery in July.
The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, won the $225,000 top prize by playing the lottery's Cash Ball 225 game at Casey's General Store in Beaver Dam.
“I really like to play Lucky for Life. That’s my main thing. It’s fun to play. I like the scratchers too.” On this day however, lottery officials said he chose to play Cash Ball 225.
He played with the numbers he has been using for over 10 years. “I just played a quick pick once and kept playing those numbers,” he told lottery officials.
The man said he was sitting in his garden when he realized he had won the top prize for the July 13 drawing.
“I thought, ‘hey, I played 16. I played that number too!’.” Once he started recalling those lucky numbers, he knew he was a winner. “I figured I better check my ticket,” the man said. Next, he went to the store to scan his ticket, confirming his win.
According to the man, he only told one person of his big win. “I told one confidant, just in case.”
The Daviess County man drove to lottery headquarters in Louisville on July 23rd where he received a check for $162,000 after taxes.
The man told officials he doesn’t have exciting plans for his winnings but does plan to retire soon. “I’m old and ready to retire. I’ll try to have some fun,” he said.
Casey’s General Store will receive a $2,250 for selling the winning ticket.
