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IT WAS A BITTERSWEET WIN FOR KAREN KAUFMAN, AS SHE WON BIG ON A $1 MILLION SCRATCH OFF JUST AS HER HUSBAND OF NEARLY 31 YEARS WAS LOSING HIS BATTLE WITH THE BRAIN TUMOR, HE COULDN’T DO ANYTHING ANYMORE, AND MY DAUGHTER MOVED BACK HOME TO HELP ME TAKE CARE OF HIM, AND I WORKED EVERY DAY AND SHE WOULD WATCH HIM WHILE I WAS AT WORK, AND I’D COME HOME AND BUT AND THAT WAS JUST ONE OF THE DAYS THAT I STOPPED AFTER WORK AND STOPPED HERE. AND GRABBED THE TICKET AND I SCRATCHED IT AND WON A MILLION DOLLARS. JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER WINNING THAT LIFE CHANGING SCRATCH OFF, HER HUSBAND PASSED AWAY. AND WHILE SHE SAYS HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY WERE SHOCKED BY THE WIN, SHE HAD BEEN TELLING HER HUSBAND FOR YEARS SHE WAS GOING TO WIN BIG. KAUFMAN ALREADY HAS SEVERAL PLANS FOR HOW SHE’LL SPEND THE MONEY. WE’RE GOING TO DISNEY. ANYTHING ELSE? UH, I’M PROBABLY MOVING SOUTH. YEAH. I DON’T WANT WINTER ANYMORE. SO THAT’S THE PLAN. AND GO DEEP SEA FISHING. KNOCK THAT OFF THE BUCKET LIST. TAKING THE GRANDSONS WITH ME. AND WHILE THIS IS KOFMAN’S BIGGEST LOTTERY WIN, IT IS NOT THE ONLY TIME SHE’S HAD LUCK HERE. SHE SAID SEVERAL YEARS AGO, SHE WON A FEW PRIZES AS A NICE TRIP AND EVEN A $65,000 SCRATCH OFF TICKET I

‘I had goosebumps’: Ohio couple wins $100,000 Keno prize while on vacation in Kentucky

An Ohio couple made a big splash during a recent vacation, returning home with an extra $100,000 on a winning Keno ticket with the Kentucky Lottery.Related video above: ‘Bittersweet’: Pennsylvania woman wins $1 million in lottery 2 weeks before husband’s deathThe lottery says Steven and Wendy Green of Alexandria, Ohio, were at their Lake Cumberland houseboat when they went to their favorite restaurant, Wings and Rings in Somerset, and played Keno while dining.Lottery officials say Steven Green told them he had played with the same 10 numbers for a while, using significant birthdays and ages of his wife and kids. But, this time, he changed up a couple of numbers and purchased a $5 ticket instead of a $10 one.“Oh my God, we hit a lot of numbers on this one,” Wendy Green told the lottery. Once the drawing was complete, they handed the ticket to the bartender to check. “She scanned it, but it gave them the message, ‘See KLC Corp, prize exceeds cashing limit,’” Steven Green said.The ticket matched 10 of 20 numbers on a Sept. 12 Keno drawing, earning them the game’s $100,000 top prize.”I had goosebumps,” Steven Green said, describing how he felt seeing the number pop up on the screen after he scanned his ticket. “It took about 10-15 minutes for it to sink in.””She started crying, I started crying. Then there was hugging,” he added.After taxes, the couple took home a check for $72,000. The couple told lottery officials they are looking to retire in a couple of years, so the winnings will help them prepare.For selling a winning ticket, Wings and Rings will receive $1,000.

SOMERSET, Ky. —

An Ohio couple made a big splash during a recent vacation, returning home with an extra $100,000 on a winning Keno ticket with the Kentucky Lottery.

Related video above: ‘Bittersweet’: Pennsylvania woman wins $1 million in lottery 2 weeks before husband’s death

The lottery says Steven and Wendy Green of Alexandria, Ohio, were at their Lake Cumberland houseboat when they went to their favorite restaurant, Wings and Rings in Somerset, and played Keno while dining.

Lottery officials say Steven Green told them he had played with the same 10 numbers for a while, using significant birthdays and ages of his wife and kids. But, this time, he changed up a couple of numbers and purchased a $5 ticket instead of a $10 one.

“Oh my God, we hit a lot of numbers on this one,” Wendy Green told the lottery.

Once the drawing was complete, they handed the ticket to the bartender to check.

“She scanned it, but it gave them the message, ‘See KLC Corp, prize exceeds cashing limit,’” Steven Green said.

The ticket matched 10 of 20 numbers on a Sept. 12 Keno drawing, earning them the game’s $100,000 top prize.

“I had goosebumps,” Steven Green said, describing how he felt seeing the number pop up on the screen after he scanned his ticket. “It took about 10-15 minutes for it to sink in.”

“She started crying, I started crying. Then there was hugging,” he added.

After taxes, the couple took home a check for $72,000. The couple told lottery officials they are looking to retire in a couple of years, so the winnings will help them prepare.

For selling a winning ticket, Wings and Rings will receive $1,000.