Mayfield couple wins more than $494,000 instantly playing Kentucky Lottery

James Polk cashed in a $10 Fast Play Extreme Green ticket his fiancée, Maddy, purchased from the vending machine and won the game’s jackpot of $494,261. 
 
The couple were at Lucky Mart on West Broadway in Mayfield Friday morning when Maddy put money in the machine. 
 
“I figured I’d go for the green, so I went for Extreme Green,” she said. 
 
After the Fast Play ticket printed out, they checked to see if it was a winner.  
 
“I kept calling off numbers and,sure enough everything matched,” Maddy said. The ticket's matching 10 winning numbers hit the jackpot. 

The two went to two gas stations to have the ticket checked, only to be told it was too much for the stores to pay. At the second store, the clerk told James they should go to Louisville.
 
“I figured it has to be the big one,” James said.
 
The Graves County couple drove to lottery headquarters Monday, where James received a check for $353,396.61 after taxes.
 
Maddy, who has two children, is excited to get things they’ve been wanting and James plans to buy a truck. 
 
Maddy told lottery officials, “This is by far the most exciting thing to ever happen.” 
 
For selling the winning ticket, Lucky Mart gets $4,942.61.