Lottery player wins huge Arkansas jackpot, then he ‘didn’t say anything to anyone’
A daily lottery player in Arkansas said he buys tickets from around the state because he “plays to win.”
His strategy paid off, leading to a huge win in the Natural State Jackpot Dec. 22 drawing, according to a Jan. 31 news release from Arkansas lottery officials.
The Pulaski County man scanned his Quick Pick ticket one week after the drawing and got a message that indicated his prize was bigger than $500, lottery officials said.
“I didn’t say anything to anyone,” he told lottery officials. “I went home to check my numbers on the lottery’s website.”
After confirming his ticket matched the winning numbers – 16, 26, 30, 31 and 33 – for a $460,000 jackpot win, he woke his wife who was “sleeping peacefully,” lottery officials said.
“Did we really just win $460,000?” his wife asked, according to officials.
The winner said he plans to share some of his winnings with his children, invest and save for retirement.
His winning ticket was purchased at Casey’s, a convenience store in Maumelle, per the release.
Maumelle is about a 15-mile drive northwest from Little Rock.
This story was originally published January 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM with the headline "Lottery player wins huge Arkansas jackpot, then he ‘didn’t say anything to anyone’."
