By Montserrat Arqué
May 30, 2024, 10:43 AM EDT
Luck has touched a Kentucky family twice in just 3 months. Hazard resident William Fannin recently claimed a $50,000 lottery prize, which he won thanks to a Powerball drawing held on May 13, just a few weeks after his daughter, Starla, won $150,438 in a game. online lottery.
Fannin, accompanied by his wife Frieda, went to the Kentucky Lottery headquarters to collect his prize. The interesting thing is that the man had bought his Powerball tickets weekly at another store for 25 years. However, the winning ticket was purchased at an unusual stop at the Zip Zone store located on East Main Street in Hazard.
“I’ve been buying my tickets at the same store for years, but this time I decided to stop at Zip Zone,” Fannin said. This change brought him an incredible surprise when he scanned his ticket and discovered that he had won $50,000.
A lucky family
The Fannin family’s good fortune began a few months earlier with their daughter Starla, who won $150,438.47 in the Merry Money Bonus Jackpot Instant Play online game. She was the one who first found out about the winning Powerball ticket sold at Zip Zone and notified her mother. She “texted her mom about it, but she told him, ‘It wasn’t sold where Dad normally buys his tickets, so it can’t be him,’” Fannin recalled.
The day after the news, William scanned his ticket at a local store and confirmed the big win. “We got $50,000,” said the winner, who described the moment as incredibly exciting. “I was numb,” he added.
The emotion was not only his. Upon returning home, he shared the news with his wife. “I told him, ‘Sit down,’” Fannin recalled with a smile. The couple quickly called his daughter Starla to inform her of this incredible event. “She was probably more ticklish than me. She was so excited,” Fannin said.
Now, this Kentucky family has 2 big reasons to celebrate. With both lottery wins, they have experienced a streak of good luck that few can imagine. The Fannins have not yet decided how they will use their awards, but they are enjoying the moment and the joy it has brought to their lives.
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