LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An Indiana teacher said he wants to "give back" after winning $100,000.
Lottery officials said the man, who wishes to remain anonymous, won the prize on a $30 Break Fort Knox ticket at Smoker Friendly Discount Tobacco in Milton, Kentucky last month.
He and his wife were driving through the area after visiting family when the couple stopped for a snack at the store and decided to buy a scratch-off ticket.
The man said that he rarely plays the lottery.
“We had a little extra cash and thought why not? It was the luck of the draw, I guess,” he said.
When scratching the ticket off, he matched the number 14 on the first spot and won the game’s $100,000 prize.
The man said the nearly weeklong wait to claim the prize felt much longer.
“We got [ the winning ticket] and took it home then just put it in the cabinet,” he said. “I was itching to turn it in.”
He told lottery officials he works as a teacher and a sports coach at his school, and the prize will help with several expenses -- largely going into savings and investments for his family.
The man walked away with a check for $72,000.
“I want to give back,” he said. “As a teacher, I feel like I don’t deserve this. I want to give back to my team, I want to surprise my friends.”
“We might keep $2,000,” he added. “It will allow us to get that extra drink or go to a fancy restaurant... It’ll be good. We can take a deep breath and kind of relax a little bit.”
Smoker Friendly Discount Tobacco will receive $1,000 for selling the winning ticket.
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