Leitchfield man wins $73,141 on Kentucky Lottery ticket days before Christmas
LEITCHFIELD, Ky. – A Leitchfield man got a surprise gift when he won on a Kentucky Lottery Fast Play ticket.
Nicholas Nelson bought the winning $2 Silver & Gold 10X Fast Play ticket last Thursday at a Speedway in Elizabethtown, according to the Kentucky Lottery.
Lottery officials said Nelson purchased the winning ticket with the extra $2 he had left after buying other lottery tickets.
Nelson said he couldn’t believe it when he saw he had won.
He later shared the news with his mom and wife, saying they both didn’t believe him at first.
“I don’t know if she still believes me or not,” Nelson said, laughing about his wife’s reaction. “She thought I was lying to her when I called her on the phone. She told me she was going to wait until I had the money.”
After taxes, Nelson received a check for $52,295.81. He told officials the first thing he plans to do is buy his wife a vehicle.
Speedway will receive $731.41 for selling the winning ticket.
