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    Tennessee father and son win big on $1M scratch-off: ‘I ain’t ever eating bologna again’

    By Richard Pollina,

    3 hours ago

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    They won big, no baloney !

    A Tennessee father and son duo vowed they’d be eating like kings after winning nearly $1 million on a $20 scratch-off ticket.

    Jody — who chose not to share his last name — father purchased a $1 million Casino Nights Kentucky Lottery scratch-off game at a gas station in Adairville, Kentucky, on June 8, according to the Kentucky Lottery .

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    Jody claimed the prize for his father after he bought and won the scratch-off ticket on June 8. Kentucky lottery

    After purchasing the ticket, Jody’s father, whose name wasn’t revealed, couldn’t wait to play and began scratching the ticket right at the Adairville Market, which is roughly 12 miles away from Springfield, Tennessee, where Jody lives.

    “I said [to the clerk], ‘If I hit this million dollars, I ain’t ever eating bologna again,’” the father said, according to lottery officials.

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    The top prize was revealed within the first couple of rows, and he matched the three key symbols next to the top prize amount.

    “It kind of shocked me,” the father said.

    Ecstatic over the win, Jody’s father said he called his son immediately to break the joyful news.

    “He went, ‘You’ll never believe what I just did,’” Jody told lottery officials.

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    Jody’s father purchased a $1 million Casino Nights Kentucky Lottery scratch-off game at a gas station in Adairville, Kentucky. Kentucky lottery

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    “And, I said, ‘what?’ He said, ‘We just won a $1,000,000!’ I was sitting there thinking, yeah right, I don’t believe you!”

    Jody’s father then hightailed over to his son’s home, where the two planned on driving to Kentucky Lottery Headquarters that following Monday and discussed how they would claim the prize.

    The father-son team arrived at headquarters in Louisville on June 10 and opted for the lump sum of $700k.

    Large lotto winners can choose between taking their winnings home as a lump sum or annuity payments.

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    The ticket was bought at the Adairville Market, which is roughly 12 miles away from Springfield, Tennessee, where Jody lives. Google St View

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    But while at the headquarters to claim their prize, finding out that they had won a life-changing amount of money didn’t stop the father from performing chores around the house.

    Jody’s father shared that he still hopped on his lawnmower and mowed his yard while they waited over the weekend to cash in the ticket, according to officials.

    Jody shared that the duo planned to invest their new money after paying off all their bills.

    “Houses are paid off. Cars paid off, done. We will be bill-free probably next week,” Jody shared.

    “You become debt free, and you don’t have any bills.”

    Since the father and son opted for the lump sum, lottery officials said they took home a check for $504,000 after taxes.

    The gas station where the lucky ticket was bought will also receive a check for $7,000 for selling the winning ticket.

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