A group of co-workers in Kentucky scored big this holiday when they won $50,000 in lottery scratch-offs that were a Christmas gift from their supervisor.
Sheila Colter, a shift supervisor at Med Center Health Environmental Services in Bowling Green, bought Kentucky Lottery scratch-offs as a gift for her employees at their annual party.
She said she had ordered other items to give to staff, but they didn’t arrive in time, so she received scratch-offs instead, a change of plans that ended up paying off big.
“Our work Christmas party was held earlier this year. I had ordered some items online, but they didn’t arrive before the party,” Colter said. “So I decided to buy scratch-offs.”
The $30 tickets he bought for the team to share won them $50, so he used the cash to buy a $50 Millionaire Club scratch-off game.
They then doubled their money and won $100 on that ticket. But Colter didn’t stop there.
Kentucky co-workers won the lottery for $50,000 after their boss gave them scratch-offs for Christmas. Kentucky Lottery
“We continue playing as a group. “There are 21 of us,” Colter said. “I would stop on the way to work and we kept winning.”
He bought two more tickets with the $100 and one of them ended up winning the team the game’s second prize of $50,000, according to the Kentucky Lottery.
“We were all very excited. He was on the ground,” Colter said of his big win.
The two tickets purchased with the $100 ended up winning the team the game’s second prize of $50,000, according to the Kentucky Lottery. Kentucky Lottery
Colter and an employee, Winnie Beckman, went to lottery headquarters to collect their prize. After taxes, they walked away with a check for $35,750, the Kentucky Lottery said in a Tuesday news release.
Each employee will take home about $1,750 of the profits, split into 21 parts.
Colter said he plans to use his share to finish his Christmas shopping.
Meanwhile, Beckman is investing the money in caring for his mother, who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
“I’m going to use it as medicine for my mom,” he said. “This will help a lot. And I will never forget this.”
The store where Colter purchased the winning ticket, IGA Express on US 31 West Bypass in Bowling Green, will also receive $500 from the Kentucky Lottery.
“It means a lot. This will help a lot of people,” Colter said.
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