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A Kentucky couple share a $50,000 prize after winning a scratch-off game together.
Tyesha Trice and Dylan Mitchell, two cashiers who work at a Valu Market grocery store on Bardstown Road in Louisville, bought scratch tickets from their employer at the Kentucky Lottery during their break. 28.
The duo reportedly won $100 from a $30 ticket followed by a $50 500X ticket.
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“We were thrilled with the first win,” Trice and Mitchell said in a joint statement. “We even did a little fist bump.”
Tyesha Trice and Dylan Mitchell, two grocery store cashiers who work in Louisville, Kentucky, shared a $50,000 prize they won from a Kentucky lottery. (Kentucky Lottery / Fox News)
On their second ticket, Trice and Mitchell posted a $500 profit for the first time.
The couple’s subsequent scratches totaled $50,000, according to the Kentucky Lottery.
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Trish told the Kentucky Lottery she felt like she was “going to pass out” after their second-place finish.
“We were just messing around and decided to play,” he said in a statement.
The Kentucky Lottery has not disclosed the exact date that Trish and Mitchell claimed their prize, but the lottery board noted that it happened on Mitchell’s birthday.
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Their giant novelty check says “a lucky day” in the date section, according to a photo released by the Kentucky Lottery.
Trish and Mitchell’s $50,000 win was split between them, and they both received $17,875 after taxes.
The Valu Market location where Trice and Mitchell work will receive $500 from the Kentucky Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
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Lottery prizes are usually awarded in a lump sum or an annuity payment. (iStock/iStock)
Mitchell told the Kentucky Lottery that he plans to use his winnings to buy a car and find a new place to live.
“I will never forget it,” Mitchell said in a statement. “Definitely a birthday to remember.”
Trish told the Kentucky Lottery that she plans to use her winnings to cover rent and savings.
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Proceeds from the Kentucky Lottery are earmarked for education grants and scholarship programs in the state. The Lottery Board reports that it has donated more than $4.4 billion to help cover education costs for Kentuckians since 1999.