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A northern Kentucky couple got a major surprise when a spur-of-the-moment decision led them to win a lottery jackpot prize.A woman in Hebron, Kentucky said when she couldn't sleep one night, she decided to check her email. One of the emails was from the Kentucky Lottery, telling her she had been awarded "bonus bucks," so she decided to play a game online called Cleopatra Clusters. Video above: Man wins $1 million after buying lottery scratch-off at northern Kentucky gas stationThe game is played online with a rolling jackpot prize at the time of $234,120.24.“I started playing Cleopatra Clusters, and I usually play for $0.50, maybe sometimes up to $2,” she told lottery officials. “But for some reason, I don't know why, but I decided to try at $10. I saw that I had won but I was expecting maybe $50. But then I saw the jackpot and I couldn't believe it.”She got so excited she woke up her husband to tell him the news.“I woke up my husband and said, ‘Babe wake up! We just won the jackpot!’” the woman who wished anonymous, said. “He didn’t believe me, so I showed him the screenshot. We were unable to go back to sleep after that.”She said she doesn't usually bet a lot on games but decided to take a chance. “I don’t know what made me wake up or what made me wager $10. That’s risky for me,” the woman said. “My husband is the risk-taker, not me. I’m a numbers person so I was amazed by the odds.”After taxes, Kentucky Lottery officials said the couple received a check for $167,395.97 and said the winnings will help in so many ways.“It’s always right on time,” the woman said. “Timing is everything.”
HEBRON, Ky. —A northern Kentucky couple got a major surprise when a spur-of-the-moment decision led them to win a lottery jackpot prize.
A woman in Hebron, Kentucky said when she couldn't sleep one night, she decided to check her email. One of the emails was from the Kentucky Lottery, telling her she had been awarded "bonus bucks," so she decided to play a game online called Cleopatra Clusters.
Video above: Man wins $1 million after buying lottery scratch-off at northern Kentucky gas station
The game is played online with a rolling jackpot prize at the time of $234,120.24.
“I started playing Cleopatra Clusters, and I usually play for $0.50, maybe sometimes up to $2,” she told lottery officials. “But for some reason, I don't know why, but I decided to try at $10. I saw that I had won but I was expecting maybe $50. But then I saw the jackpot and I couldn't believe it.”
She got so excited she woke up her husband to tell him the news.
“I woke up my husband and said, ‘Babe wake up! We just won the jackpot!’” the woman who wished anonymous, said. “He didn’t believe me, so I showed him the screenshot. We were unable to go back to sleep after that.”
She said she doesn't usually bet a lot on games but decided to take a chance.
“I don’t know what made me wake up or what made me wager $10. That’s risky for me,” the woman said. “My husband is the risk-taker, not me. I’m a numbers person so I was amazed by the odds.”
After taxes, Kentucky Lottery officials said the couple received a check for $167,395.97 and said the winnings will help in so many ways.
“It’s always right on time,” the woman said. “Timing is everything.”
