David Jordan, 54, of Quincy, is feeling lucky after winning $1,000 a day for life on the Kentucky Lottery’s Lucky For Life game.
He matched the first five numbers and the Lucky Ball number to win the game’s top prize.
Jordan plays Lucky For Life on a regular basis and often stops at Super Quick #13 in Garrison to buy his tickets. On Thursday, on his way into the store, he noticed a penny sitting heads up on the ground. He picked it up, putting it in his pocket hoping it might bring him some good luck.
Jordan bought one $2 ticket and chose to let the lottery terminal pick his numbers (quick pick).
This morning, Jordan stopped off at a different store to have his ticket checked. “Cathy (the retailer) scanned it and said, ‘Oh my god David, you’ve hit the big one.’ I was like, really, really?” I was in disbelief,” he told lottery officials.
Next, he called his brother, Mark Jordan, to ask if he could drive him to Louisville. At first he told him no, but he when offered to buy him a new tractor Mark quickly changed his mind.
Jordan works for Tram Construction as a line worker and was supposed to work Friday, but called his boss and was given the day off once he shared the good news.
Jordan opted to take the cash option prize instead of the annuity payout. He will receive $5.75 million before taxes. The first thing he plans to do is buy his daughter a new home, and he said he would also like to by himself a new home in the near future.
The Super Quick will receive a bonus of $73,000 for selling the winning ticket.
Garrison is a small northeastern Kentucky town that sits on the Ohio River near Ashland, at the Super Quik #13 at the corner of Route 8 and Garrison Lane.
This is Kentucky’s second winner in the Lucky for Life game. The first winning ticket sold in Kentucky was in May at a retailer in Powell County.
You can see the drawing here: www.luckyforlife.us.
From Kentucky Lottery
