Daviess County man scratches off $50,000 win

HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – A Daviess County man is $50,000 richer after winning big on a Kentucky Lottery scratch off ticket.

Officials state Ethan Henton of Philpot stopped at QQ Food Mart on Highway 54 in Owensboro and purchased a $5 Corner Cash Crossword Scratch-off.

He told lottery officials he always picks up a $5 ticket every payday.

Lottery officials state his ticket revealed ten complete words to win the game’s $50,000 top prize.

“When I scratched it off, I didn’t believe it,” Henton said. “I scanned it with my phone, and it showed it was a winner. I tell people, ‘I don’t play to win, I play to lose. If I win, that’s just a plus…but yeah, it happened.”

He shared with officials since winning on a Friday, he was nervous about having to hold on to the ticket over the weekend.

Officials say Henton was excited to share the news with family, so he called his parents around midnight, waking them up out of a dead sleep to tell them the news.

“She said, ‘You said that once, you thought you did,’” Henton said. “No, I for real won this time. She didn’t believe me either!”

Officials say his grandparents were ecstatic when he told them.

After traveling to lottery headquarters on Monday, Henton received a check for $36,000 after taxes.

Henton told officials that he and his son already have a vacation to Florida planned for later this summer and they will now be able to add some excursions to the trip.

“This is pretty wild,” he said.

QQ Food Mart will receive $500 for selling the winning ticket.

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