{"id":84809,"date":"2026-11-11T06:17:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T06:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/84809\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T06:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T06:17:27","slug":"kentucky-grocery-store-workers-split-50k-lottery-win-from-scratch-off-they-bought-during-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/84809\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky grocery store workers split $50K lottery win from scratch-off they bought during break"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jackpot CEO Akshay Khanna reveals how the startup plans to disrupt the $100 billion lottery market on ‘The Claman Countdown.’<\/p>\n

A pair of colleagues from Kentucky are splitting a $50,000 prize after winning a scratch-off game together.<\/p>\n

Tyesha Trice and Dylan Mitchell, two cashiers who work at a Valu Market grocery store on Bardstown Road in Louisville, purchased Kentucky Lottery scratch-off tickets from their employer during their break, the lottery board shared in a press release issued on Tuesday, Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

The duo reportedly won $100 from a $30 ticket and followed through with a $50 500X ticket.<\/p>\n

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“We were excited about the first win,” Trice and Mitchell said, in a joint statement. “We even did a little fist bump.”<\/p>\n

\"Tyesha <\/p>\n

Tyesha Trice and Dylan Mitchell, two grocery store cashiers who work in Louisville, Kentucky, have split a $50,000 prize they won from a Kentucky Lottery Scratch-Off. (Kentucky Lottery \/ Fox News)<\/p>\n

With their second ticket, Trice and Mitchell first scratched off a $500 winning.<\/p>\n

The pair’s subsequent scratches totaled $50,000, according to the Kentucky Lottery.<\/p>\n

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Trice told the Kentucky Lottery that she felt like she was “going to pass out” after they scratched off their second spot.<\/p>\n

“We were just messing around and decided to play,” she said, in a statement.<\/p>\n

The Kentucky Lottery hasn\u2019t disclosed the exact date when Trice and Mitchell collected their prize, but the lottery board noted it happened on Mitchell\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n

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Their giant novelty check says “one lucky day” in the date section, according to a photo released by the Kentucky Lottery.<\/p>\n

Trice and Mitchell\u2019s $50,000 win was split between them, and they both received $17,875, after taxes.<\/p>\n

The Valu Market location Trice and Mitchell work at will reportedly receive $500 from the Kentucky Lottery for selling the winning ticket.<\/p>\n

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\"American <\/p>\n

Lottery prizes are usually awarded in a lump sum or an annuity payment. (iStock \/ iStock)<\/p>\n

Mitchell told the Kentucky Lottery he plans to use his winnings to purchase a car and find a new place to live.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ll never forget it,” Mitchell said, in a statement. “Definitely a birthday to remember.”<\/p>\n

Trice told the Kentucky Lottery that she plans to use her winnings to cover rent and savings.<\/p>\n

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Proceeds from the Kentucky Lottery have gone to in-state education grants and scholarship programs. The lottery board reports it has donated more than $4.4 billion to cover educational costs for Kentuckians since 1999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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