Overview

• The $20 Wild Cash 200X ticket was bought from a Kentucky Lottery vending machine at Git N Go, 855 E. Laurel Road, which earns a $10,250 commission.
• The couple claimed the prize in Louisville and chose a $1,025,000 lump-sum payment, taking home about $738,000 after taxes.
• Lottery officials say the husband, a longtime player, departed from his usual $10 counter purchases in buying the winning ticket.
• The pair plans to pay off their home and car, consider retirement, and support elderly residents and children through small acts of charity.
• Two $1.5 million top prizes remain in the Wild Cash 200X game, according to the Kentucky Lottery.