A Louisville couple’s dedication to playing a personal set of numbers on Kentucky Lottery Cash Ball 225 finally pays off with a $225,000 top prize win.
The couple, who asked to remain anonymous, recently matched all four white ball winning numbers and the Cash Ball from a ticket they purchased at B Quick Marathon, 2119 Upper Hunters Trace, Louisville, Ky. 40216.
“What I loved about our win is the numbers that we won on were the numbers that I picked,” the wife said. “His birthday. My birthday and our anniversary date.”
The couple who has only been playing Cash Ball 225 for a year purchases three plays on their tickets: The first line is their personal numbers, and the remaining two lines are quick picks, which are randomly generated.
The couple, both retired, did not realize they had hit the top prize until three days after the August 22nd drawing.
“Because we buy our tickets for 7 days, I usually check them when I get around to it,” the wife said.
The day they discovered their big win started at 6:45 a.m. with yardwork and a few cups of coffee.
“We were just sitting around after the yard work, and I decided to get another cup of coffee and head up to my room where I keep the tickets. I checked our tickets and there it was.”
She said she asked her husband to come upstairs.
“I said, ‘would you check this for me?’” she said.
The husband wasn’t instantly convinced.
“My reaction? I'll be perfectly honest with you. My reaction – because I’m a little skeptical – was ‘I won't believe this until we get to the Lottery office and see.’ She is the one who plays the Lottery and buys our tickets. She is the lucky one,” he said.
They both were convinced when they recently traveled to Kentucky Lottery Headquarters and were handed a check for $162,000, after taxes.
“When we gave the person here at the Lottery our ticket and she scanned it for us and said ‘Congratulations,’ I said, ‘hot dang we won!’” the husband said.
The couple plans to make some renovations to their home, and the wife said she may buy a new car because she has had hers for years.
“Since I’m the one who buys the tickets, I might buy him four new tires,” she joked.
B Quick Marathon will receive $2,250 for selling the winning ticket.
