Warren county man won $70K lottery prize on his Birthday
A Bowling Green man got a big surprise after finding out an hour before his birthday he had bought a Kentucky Lottery ticket worth $70,000.
The Warren County man, who wished to remain anonymous, held a ticket matching all five numbers to win the game’s Kentucky 5 jackpot for the Dec. 2 drawing.
The man purchased the winning ticket Friday from BP Fastrac on Nashville Road in Bowling Green for the drawing later that night.
“It’s the best birthday gift,” he said.
He purchased three sets of numbers and chose to pick his own numbers consisting of birthdays, one of which was the number three for his birthday.
“My son woke me up and said, ‘You need to get up.’
He told me I had won, but I thought it was a dream and went back to sleep,” he said.
It turns out it wasn’t a dream, and he went with his son to the store the next morning to confirm the winning ticket.
The man drove to lottery headquarters earlier today, walking away with a check for $49,700 after taxes.
He told officials he doesn’t have plans for the money and will put it in the bank. BP Fastrac will receive a $700 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
