LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Louisville man—who wishes to remain anonymous—thought something was wrong with the lottery machine after he won a $225,000 prize with a Kentucky Lottery Cash Ball 225 ticket.
The winning ticket matched the four white balls and the Cash Ball to win the game’s top prize in the July 1 drawing.
The winner took the ticket to Best Stop Food Mart on Blue Lick Road—the same store where the ticket was purchased—to check it when he saw $225,000 pop up on the screen.
“I was scanning my tickets and saw that pop-up. I thought maybe something was wrong with the machine,” he said.
“I checked it two or three times to make sure and I gave it to the teller and let her check it on the machine.” She was able to confirm it was a winner.
“My heart kind of stopped… I just couldn’t believe it,” he said.
He told lottery officials he plays Cash Ball 225 daily and picks his own numbers. “The twenty-two is my son’s birthday and I like the way the other numbers sound,” he said.
The man claimed the winning ticket at lottery headquarters Wednesday. He received a check for $160,875 after taxes.
Best Stop Food Mart will receive $2,250 for selling the ticket.
