Lewis Moreland of Broadway had not bought a scratch-off for a while but he liked the look of the Emerald 8s ticket so he took a shot and won the $200,000 top prize.
“It just caught my eye,” Moreland said. “It was the first time buying a green ticket.”
He bought his lucky $5 ticket from the Kangaroo Express on North Main Street in Broadway. He then took it home to scratch it in the kitchen with his wife.
“I was just like, ‘Am I looking at this correctly,’” Moreland recalled. “Lo and behold that’s what was there.”
Moreland and his wife couldn’t believe what they saw.
“It was a good feeling,” he said.
He arrived at lottery headquarters Friday to claim his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $143,501.
Moreland plans to use his winnings to invest and plan for his retirement.
The Emerald 8s game debuted in December 2023 with six $200,000 top prizes. Two $200,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
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