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$1 million lottery ticket sold in western Kentucky

Posted at 9:55 PM, Oct 12, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-12 21:55:09-04

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A lottery ticket sold in western Kentucky is now worth $1 million.

Lottery officials say a Mega Millions ticket matching all five white ball winning numbers but not the Mega Ball was sold in Glasgow.

The winning Powerball number from Friday night's drawing are:

14 - 22 - 30 - 37 - 60 with a Mega Ball of 8

According to the Kentucky Lottery’s Senior Vice President of Communications Chip Polston, lottery security staff members will perform a series of security checks at the store where the ticket was sold. The name of that retailer is expected to be released on Monday.

In the meantime, lottery officials recommend the winner signs their ticket and keeps it in a secure location.

The winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize, which has to be done at the lottery’s headquarters in Louisville.