LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky woman's $10 scratch-off purchase turned into a $250,000 payday.
Kellee Reed, of Drakesboro, told Kentucky Lottery officials she usually buys tickets on paydays. She recently stopped at Eagles VII on North Prine Avenue in Drakesboro and bought a $250,000 Cash Blowout! scratch-off ticket for $10.
Reed scratched the ticket at home, which revealed a 2X symbol on the first spot.
“I saw two times and I was like, ‘Oh, I got $25,’” Reed said. “I saw another two times and a five times and I kept on scratching. 'No way, I got $250,000! This isn’t real.'”
Reed's parents were the first people to find out about her life-changing win.
“They were like, ‘Uh, uh, let us see the ticket,’” Reed said. “My mom started doing the math with me. She told me, ‘You got lucky.’”
Reed and her brother drove to Lottery headquarters Sept. 9. After taxes, Reed walked away with $180,000.
Reed works as a manager at a restaurant and told officials she will put the winnings in savings for now.
“I was blessed,” she said.
Eagles will receive a check for $2,500 for selling the winning ticket.
