LONDON, Ky. – One London, Kentucky couple is celebrating a life-changing win on a Kentucky Lottery Scratch-off ticket.

According to the Kentucky Lottery, the couple, who wishes to remain anonymous, won $1.5 million playing a $20 Wild Cash 200X.

The husband, who lottery officials say is a longtime lottery player, bought the winning ticket from a Kentucky Lottery vending machine.

After scratching off the first row of numbers, the husband thought he might be mistaken. He said he checked the ticket “50 times” just to be sure. Lottery officials say he ultimately matched the number 21 on the ticket, winning the top $1.5 million prize.

Officials say the man told them he was a nervous wreck finding a safe place to keep the ticket until they made the trip to Louisville to claim the prize.

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