'That's risky for me': Boone County woman hits online jackpot
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HEBRON, Ky. (WKRC) - A Hebron woman won a $234,120 rolling jackpot playing an online lottery game.
The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t sleep so she decided to check her email. She saw she had received an email from the Kentucky Lottery awarding her Bonus Bucks, so she decided to play online.
“I started playing Cleopatra Clusters and I usually play for $0.50, maybe sometimes up to $2,” the woman said. “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.”
At the time of the win, the jackpot amount was $234,120.24.
“I woke up my husband and said, ‘Babe wake up! We just won the jackpot!’” the woman who said. “He didn’t believe me, so I showed him the screenshot. We were unable to go back to sleep after that.”
“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.”
After taxes, the couple received a check for $167,395.97.
