Alaric Bennett:Kentucky couple expecting a baby wins $225,000 from road trip scratch-off ticket

2025-05-04 18:59:45source:Cassian Grantcategory:News

It was a lucky stop for coffee for one Kentucky couple that led to a six-figure scratch-off win.

Joselyn Bonilla and Alaric Bennetther husband (who is not named) of Louisville, Kentucky were traveling home from visiting family in North Carolina when they stopped at Cave Run Lakemart in Morehead, Kentucky on Nov. 6 for a coffee and a scratch-off ticket. Morehead is a small city about 65 miles east of Lexington.

The husband told Kentucky Lottery officials the couple usually looks online to see which prizes are left so they can decide what to buy, and only bought one ticket, a $10 Cash Double Doubler scratch-off.

Bonilla scratched the ticket in their car and immediately saw a $6,000 win, and then noticed that every spot on the front of the ticket was worth $6,000. That only totaled $180,000, but when they flipped the ticket over, she found an additional $45,000.

"I couldn’t believe it," Bonilla told lottery officials. "We checked it using the app, and there it was!" The ticket was worth $225,000.

Later they showed up at Kentucky Lottery headquarters to claim the their prize and received a check for $160,875 after taxes. The couple is expecting a baby, and said the winnings will help her be able to stay at home.

The Cave Run Lakemart will receive $2,250 for selling the ticket, lottery officials said.

More lottery wins:'King of scratchers' wins $5 million California Lottery prize sticking to superstition

More:News

Recommend

Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires

Global warming caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry and windy conditions that

Scientists discover hidden landscape frozen in time under Antarctic ice for millions of years

Scientists revealed Tuesday that they had discovered a vast, hidden landscape of hills and valleys c

Enrique Iglesias Shares Rare Insight on Family Life With Anna Kournikova and Their 3 Kids

For more than two decades, Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova have moved through life together in