(Story by Kentucky Lottery Commission)
A Corbin man won $106,722 jackpot instantly after purchasing a Kentucky Lottery Fast Play ticket.
Braiden Hutton walked away with more than a just a Polar Pop after he decided to buy the $3 Fast Play – Blizzard Bingo ticket recently at the Circle K on Gordon Hill Pike in Corbin.
Fast Play is a series of games with instant cash prizes and a rolling jackpot. The $3 price point gives players a chance to win 30 percent of the progressive jackpot.
Hutton told lottery officials he usually plays scratch-offs but decided to try his luck with Fast Play. “I’ve probably only played Fast Play two or three times, and I was like, I’ll give it a try,” he said. “I bought $40 worth of the tickets, and it was the last ticket that won.”
“I was just going in to buy a Polar Pop and decided to play,” he said.
Hutton quickly realized he had won the $106,722 Fast Play jackpot.
“I scanned it five times,” Hutton said. “I paused for a second. There’s no way I’m seeing this.”
Hutton had walked to the store, so he called his mom, Stephanie, with the big news. “He said, “Mom, come pick me up, now!” I asked him why, and he just said, hurry up and get here,” she said. “I made him go in the store and scan it in front of me. I was skeptical at first, but when I saw the screen, I couldn’t believe it. We were both shaking,” Stephanie said.
He and his mom drove to lottery headquarters where he received a check for $76,839.84 after taxes. Hutton said he plans to use the prize money to improve his living situation and save for the future. “I want to make sure I use this money wisely and save some of it.”
Circle K received a check for $1,067 for selling the winning ticket.
In 2024, the Kentucky Lottery paid out more than $1.5 billion in prizes. Kentucky Lottery proceeds have funded scholarships and grants for more than 1 million Kentucky college students.
