LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It was one woman's lucky day when she won big playing the Kentucky Lottery last month.
On Dec. 19, a Winchester woman discovered she won the $225,000 top prize playing the Kentucky Lottery’s Cash Ball 225 game.
The woman, who wants to stay anonymous, told lottery officials she plays Cash Ball 225 regularly and will usually check her tickets after the drawing every night.
“I kind of glanced at my ticket and saw a couple numbers match. I did a double take, and I was like, 'Wait a minute, I have all these numbers,'" the woman said. “I was a little in shock."
Officials said when she went to wake her husband up she told him, “I think I won $225,000.”
“I didn’t really know what was going on,” he said. “I thought she was crying.”
“I had a hard time getting the words out. All I could do was giggle,” she said.
Lottery officials said the woman handed her husband the ticket, his glasses, and her phone with the winning numbers pulled up.
The woman told officials she put the signed ticket in a safety deposit box at her bank where she let it stay until claiming the prize.
“I talked to my tax person and was told I should wait until January to cash it in,” she said.
After taxes, the woman received a check for $162,000.72.
The couple told lottery officials they plan to pay off bills and make a few upgrades to the house.
Gasoline Alley in Winchester will receive $2,250 for selling the winning ticket.
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