A Kentucky man won $100,000 playing the Pick 4 lottery game by combining numbers from two important people in his life. The man, from Estill County, purchased four $10 Pick 3 tickets during the lottery’s “14 Days of Christmas in July” promotion, which got him an additional four Pick 4 tickets. Video above: Billion-dollar lottery winner in Maine can’t remain anonymous, judge rulesThe first ticket the man saw had the numbers 9273, which is close to his Pick 3 number, 937. “When your promotional tickets kicked out, the first ticket I saw was 9273,” the man told lottery officials. “My Pick 3 numbers are 937. Those numbers are personal to me; a buddy of mine who passed away always played 937.”Seeing the numbers 9273 also reminded him of his brother’s birthday, Sept. 27. So, the man decided to combine the two for his other tickets. “I told the store clerk, ‘You have to give me two $10 Pick 4 tickets with 9273,’ and that’s how it happened,” he said.That combination ended up being the winning number that night, and the man won a total of $100,000. Video below: Army service member wins $1.3 million in Pennsylvania Lottery“I told my wife, ‘Honey, I think I just won $100,000,’” the man said.The man was so excited that his wife thought he was going to have a heart attack. “I was worried about him. He was so excited. He kept me up half the night,” she said.After taxes, the man went home with $72,000. The man and his wife plan to give some of the money to their kids and save the rest. The Midpoint Food Mart in Irvine will receive $1,000 for selling the winning tickets.
A Kentucky man won $100,000 playing the Pick 4 lottery game by combining numbers from two important people in his life.
The man, from Estill County, purchased four $10 Pick 3 tickets during the lottery’s “14 Days of Christmas in July” promotion, which got him an additional four Pick 4 tickets.
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The first ticket the man saw had the numbers 9273, which is close to his Pick 3 number, 937.
“When your promotional tickets kicked out, the first ticket I saw was 9273,” the man told lottery officials. “My Pick 3 numbers are 937. Those numbers are personal to me; a buddy of mine who passed away always played 937.”
Seeing the numbers 9273 also reminded him of his brother’s birthday, Sept. 27.
So, the man decided to combine the two for his other tickets.
“I told the store clerk, ‘You have to give me two $10 Pick 4 tickets with 9273,’ and that’s how it happened,” he said.
That combination ended up being the winning number that night, and the man won a total of $100,000.
Video below: Army service member wins $1.3 million in Pennsylvania Lottery
“I told my wife, ‘Honey, I think I just won $100,000,’” the man said.
The man was so excited that his wife thought he was going to have a heart attack.
“I was worried about him. He was so excited. He kept me up half the night,” she said.
After taxes, the man went home with $72,000.
The man and his wife plan to give some of the money to their kids and save the rest.
The Midpoint Food Mart in Irvine will receive $1,000 for selling the winning tickets.
