LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky man still went to work the next day after discovering that a Powerball ticket he bought in August was a million-dollar winner.
The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, said he discovered it after checking a stack of 40 old Powerball tickets dating back to June, according to a release from the Kentucky Lottery obtained by WDRB.
“I had gone through about 40 tickets and got to the last five to see if I had any winners. I was looking at the numbers on my phone when suddenly I saw the numbers I had always been playing. I kept looking at the ticket and looking at the date, making sure it was correct. I leaned back on my couch and then started yelling for my family to come check it out,” he said.
The winner wasn’t positive that he had won, so he watched a broadcast of the Aug. 31 drawing on his phone, according to WDRB.
He said he had difficulty sleeping Monday night after realizing he had matched the first five white ball numbers earning him a $1 million, according to WLKY.
The next day, he first went to work and then drove to the Kentucky Lottery headquarters Tuesday afternoon to pick up a check for $710,000 after taxes, according to WDRB.