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Kentucky Lottery winner plans ‘me time', eyes small business after deadly tornado
MAYFIELD, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Mayfield woman is planning some 'me time' after a Kentucky Lottery win. Lottery officials said Bridgett Guthrie recently had her name drawn from over 100,000 entries for the lottery's Kentucky Bourbon Trail online game second-chance promotion that won a Kentucky distillery tour package for two worth $1,350 and a $10,000 cash prize for a grand prize value of $11,350. Kentucky Lottery winner plans 'me time', eyes small business after deadly tornado London is three-fourths finished with cleanup efforts after deadly tornado: Mayor 1 dead, 2 injured after crash in Adair County 'I needed a break, and this is a good break,' Guthrie told lottery officials when she and her mother drove more than 3 hours from Mayfield recently to claim her prize. 'I'm so excited about this. I'm ready for some 'me time.' I've been on distillery tours before but I'm really looking forward to this one.' According to a news release, on the drive to lottery headquarters, Guthrie's mom said her daughter talked about spending her cash prize on her three daughters. 'The first thing she said wasn't about wanting something for herself but what she is getting her kids,' Guthrie's mom said. 'She said she was getting the girls a waterslide for their backyard. She never said, 'oh, I'm going out to get this and this.' No, it was all about the kids.' Guthrie entered the lottery's second-chance promotion through its online gaming channel or Instant Play. Bill could make federal minimum wage $15: Kentucky among states paying less than that Kentucky sitting near bottom of rankings in environmental protection: Study Airbnb generates an estimated $590 million in Kentucky in 2024 She said she has been playing the Instant Play games for about two years and uses lottery bonus bucks and ongoing game wins to play. 'I started using the (Kentucky Lottery mobile) app, and I started winning,' she said. 'I have hit a couple of $250 wins, and every Friday as a Fun Club Member, I check if I have any bonus bucks. So, when the Bourbon Trail game came out, I was like, well, I'm going to play this one and I just enjoy the game. It's a good game.' In early April, the Kentucky Lottery and the Kentucky Distillers' Association rolled out its Kentucky Bourbon Trail lottery games as part of a partnership. The games include a $5 Scratch-off ticket; a $5 Fast Play ticket; and an Instant Play (online) game. These games offered second-chance promotions. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail Instant Play game's top prize of $250,000 remains. Guthrie, who worked at the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory that was destroyed in the 2021 tornadoes, said she, like others in her area, is trying to rebuild their life after the massive devastation in western Kentucky. Scott County softball soars into state semifinals Lexington SC, Racing Louisville FC women set to play in preseason friendly Kentucky and Arkansas set to meet once this upcoming season 'Having been a 70-hour working mom at the candle factory, I might look into using some of the money to start a small business,' she said. 'So, we are going to scale it down. I'm going to use some of this prize money to watch for something where I can be more present for my kids and look for a small business type of situation.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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28-03-2025
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Ky. woman follows up on promise, toting eggs with lottery win: ‘There will be signs'
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — You may have heard the phrase, 'I wouldn't tell anyone I won the lottery, but there will be signs.' With the sky-high price of eggs, it's a phrase Hazel Morris was all too familiar with. She'd been sending around a meme showing a refrigerator door holding nothing but eggs, never imagining that winning the lottery would become a reality. Read more of the latest Kentucky news She created quite a buzz when she walked through the Kentucky Lottery Headquarters' doors toting a carton of eggs, following up on her promise when she was handed a check worth over $281,000. Hazel had been playing the Kentucky Lottery's Instant Play online games. 'I started playing the day before, and I went up to like a hundred dollars. I thought, well, I'm going to cash out, but something said to hang onto it and play for the next few days,' she said. The following evening, Hazel hit the jackpot. Louisville man accused of trafficking over 4 pounds of meth on I-64 in Midway Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear displays his colors in veto fights with Republican lawmakers Where is the top-rated seafood restaurant in Kentucky? Yelp has the answer 'I only played five or six hands and was betting a dollar at a time,' she said. 'I saw that Mega thing come up and boom, there it was! Suddenly, I saw the winning notification come up, and I just started shaking. I sat there for a long time, and I just started thanking God. I couldn't believe it was real.' She was speechless at first, and when she called for her husband, Dale, he thought something was wrong because tears were streaming down her face. 'What's wrong?' he asked. 'I got him by the hands, and I said, 'I've done something.'' 'What have you done now?' he asked. 'I think I've hit the lottery,' Hazle exclaimed. 'You've done what?' Dale asked. Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots: Is Kentucky 'due' for a win? The Perry County couple made the drive to Louisville on March 19, where they accepted a check for $202,789.01 after taxes. Hazel told lottery officials she's worked in the kitchen at the Eastern Kentucky Veteran Center for nearly 22 years. 'I plan to pay off my bills and use the money as a cushion for retirement. It's not enough to retire on, but it will certainly help,' Hazel said. Dale spoke fondly of his wife, saying there isn't a person more deserving than Hazle. 'She does a lot in the community and helps out,' he said. 'It's well deserved.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
