Woman’s $2 bet during work break leads to $572K Kentucky Lottery jackpot win
By Jennifer Osting
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — An Ohio woman says her routine workday in Kentucky took a sudden turn when a quick break on her phone turned into a life-changing lottery win worth more than half a million dollars.
The winner, who asked to remain anonymous, said she often plays games during her breaks at work.
On this day, she placed a $2 bet on Money Strike Jackpots through her phone and almost immediately knew something was different.
“Next thing I know, I see $572,000 show up on my phone screen,” she said. “I didn’t believe it. I called customer service several times to make sure it was real.”
A short time later, an email from the Kentucky Lottery confirmed what she was seeing.
She had officially won $572,217.52.
She didn’t sit on the news long. One of her first calls was to her son.
“She FaceTimed me, which she never does,” he said. “She sent me two screenshots and said, ‘I want to see your face when you see this.’ My initial reaction was that they were fake. I went silent—I just didn’t know what to believe.”
The two traveled to the Kentucky Lottery Headquarters, where she received a check for $414,857.71 after taxes.
“From someone living paycheck to paycheck, this is amazing,” she said. “This is life-changing.”
Now, she says part of the winnings will go toward home renovations and a new car.
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