LEWISPORT, Ky (WFIE) - A Hancock County man has won the lottery!

Kentucky lottery officials say Kenneth Finley, of Lewisport, won $25,000 from a $3 Crossword Scratch-off he bought at Powers Express in Hawesville.

“I was just sitting there, scratching away, and suddenly, the letters started aligning. I thought I had won $1,000, which already had my heart pumping. But then I realized it was $25,000!”

Lottery officials say that’s the top prize for that game.

“It’s only my fifth Scratch-off, ever, that I have purchased. I’ve never won a thing in my life,” he said. “It’s amazing! I’m just so grateful.”

Finley says he was having issues with his truck and nervous about traveling to claim his prize alone.

“I texted and put a link on Facebook; anyone want to go to Louisville?”

He says a fr

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