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A Kentucky man won $250,000 on a lottery scratch-off ticket

Michael Perry and his wife Felicia opened up to lottery officials about the moment they found out he had won big

"The first thing that crossed my mind was paying off my house. It's an amazing feeling to know that I can do that now," Perry said of his winnings

The first thing a Kentucky man did after winning a quarter of a million dollars in the state's lottery was to call his wife — and she was so excited by the news that she was brought to tears.

According to a press release from the Kentucky Lottery, Michael Perry of Owenton won a whopping $250,000 on a $10 scratch-off ticket, which he purchased at a local gas station.

Perry told lottery officials that he had left work early to drive to Louisville to pick up h

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