LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — An Arkansas man took home $180,000 as part of the Sept. 9 Natural State Jackpot drawing.

Lottery officials confirmed that Roy A. of Lockesburg took him the prize after purchasing a winning ticket from EZ Mart. His winning numbers were 8, 13, 22, 31 and 38.

Roy claimed his prize at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Claim Center and shared that he buys NSJ tickets daily as “just something to do.”

Certain that his purchases would pay off one day, Roy said that he bought the ticket for Sept. 9 drawing at his favorite retail location.

The following morning, he realized that he had managed to match all five winning numbers.

"That last number shocked me,” Roy told lottery officials. “I just about fell out my chair when I got it.”

Roy said that he plans to put his winn

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