A Louisville man took home an early birthday gift recently, courtesy of a large Kentucky Lottery win. In a release Tuesday, the agency said the frequent lottery player, who asked to remain unnamed, “credits his birthdate” with his big win — $77,777 on a scratch-off ticket purchased June 7. The man purchased the ticket, a 777 scratch-off, at the Louisville Hillview Kroger for $5 and instantly scanned the barcode. “I already knew it was a big one,” he said, according to the release. After scanning, he scratched his ticket.
“I got to four and five [seven symbols],” he said. “I was like, ‘Oh, this is pretty real!’ Then the last number in the right corner was a seven.” At first, he thought his win totaled $7,777, already a large sum, but after scratching the back of the ticket, he realized his prize was larger, according to the lottery. “I really just looked at it and was like, ‘Oh my gosh,’” he said. “There was a lady scratching next to me and she said, ‘What?’ And, I said, ‘I don’t know if I should say, but I just won the jackpot on this!’”
The 777 scratch-off game challenges Kentucky Lottery players with scratching their ticket to reveal the number seven, with each seven earning the player a bigger win. There is also a scratch-off feature on the back of the ticket. With the recent win, there are no top prizes of $77,777 remaining, according to the lottery’s website, but other prizes range from $5 to $7,777. The odds of any win on the game are 1 in 3.29.
