A Kentucky man took home more than his groceries during one of his shopping trips. He also took home thousands of dollars.Related video above: Lottery tips so you don’t lose all your winningsThe Kentucky Lottery says Charles Stallard stopped at Price Less Foods in Louisville on Feb. 9 to do his grocery shopping when he purchased a $5 50X The Cash ticket.As Stallard scratched his ticket off in his truck, he revealed a 50X symbol, indicating the prize was multiplied.“When it came up 50 times, I figured it was going to be $5,” he said. “When I scratched off $3,000, I actually started crying. I couldn’t believe it!”The full prize ended up being $150,000 — the most for that ticket. Since Stallard scratched the winning ticket off late on a Friday afternoon, lottery officials said he had to wait until the next Monday to claim the prize. He walked away with a check for $108,000 after taxes. “I didn’t get much sleep all weekend,” Stallard said. “For the first time in my life, I’m not in debt. I get to pay my house off.” He also shared with lottery officials that his boat has been broken down for a year and he’s excited to be able to take it to the shop to get fixed. “Once I get everything paid, I’m fishing the rest of the year,” he said.Price Less Foods will receive $1,500 for selling the winning ticket.
A Kentucky man took home more than his groceries during one of his shopping trips. He also took home thousands of dollars.
Related video above: Lottery tips so you don’t lose all your winnings
The Kentucky Lottery says Charles Stallard stopped at Price Less Foods in Louisville on Feb. 9 to do his grocery shopping when he purchased a $5 50X The Cash ticket.
As Stallard scratched his ticket off in his truck, he revealed a 50X symbol, indicating the prize was multiplied.
“When it came up 50 times, I figured it was going to be $5,” he said. “When I scratched off $3,000, I actually started crying. I couldn’t believe it!”
The full prize ended up being $150,000 — the most for that ticket.
Since Stallard scratched the winning ticket off late on a Friday afternoon, lottery officials said he had to wait until the next Monday to claim the prize.
He walked away with a check for $108,000 after taxes.
“I didn’t get much sleep all weekend,” Stallard said. “For the first time in my life, I’m not in debt. I get to pay my house off.”
He also shared with lottery officials that his boat has been broken down for a year and he’s excited to be able to take it to the shop to get fixed.
“Once I get everything paid, I’m fishing the rest of the year,” he said.
Price Less Foods will receive $1,500 for selling the winning ticket.
