Kentucky Man Wins $25,000 Lottery Prize For Life – Using Same Numbers For 9 Years

A Kentucky man is now a lottery winner for life thanks to his lucky numbers!

Billy Glenn, who lives in Lexington, has used the same digits for nearly a decade every time he plays Lucky for life and it finally paid off in a drawing on November 19 – winning $25,000 a year for the rest of his days.

Glenn bought the winning ticket at Southland BP in Lexington and made a perfect match to the five numbered white balls and won the game’s second prize.

His options are $25,000 a year for life with a minimum payout of 20 years, or $500,000.

“I have been playing for nine years, seven months and 29 days since the day I won Lucky For Life,” he told lottery officials, adding that he started playing on the first day of sales on March 22, 2015.

“I’ve just been waiting for the dream,” he added.

Glenn’s lottery winning formula was to use the anniversaries and jersey numbers of his favorite Major League Baseball players.

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He told lottery officials he was at home when he found out he was the winner, but was just one number away from claiming the top prize instead of second place.

“I looked at my ticket and I’m like, I’ve got Lucky Ball (13) and 10 on one line,” Glenn recalled.

Glenn watched as the second set of numbers were announced and quickly realized that his first five numbers were an exact Lucky For Life match. Unfortunately, the Lucky Ball number was 13 and he had picked 12.

“I was so close to getting it all,” he said. Top prize is $1,000 per day for life, terms and conditions apply.

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Still, Glenn is grateful for his win ahead of the holiday season.

“It’s been a blessing. I’ve been stressing for the last six months,” he said, adding that the money will go towards paying off debt and repairing his home.

According to the official Lucky For Life website, Glenn chose the $390,000 cash payout. After taxes, he received a check for $280,804.32.

“A hundred thousand dollars will put me at break even,” Glenn told officials. “This is a nice little reset.”

Southland BP will receive $5,000 for selling the winning ticket.