KY woman cashes in 5-figure lottery ticket she nearly threw away before scratching

A Kentucky woman is celebrating an $80,000 lottery win after nearly tossing the winning ticket in the trash.

Pamela Howard-Thorton, of Shepherdsville, told Kentucky Lottery officials she had been eyeing the $5 Flamingo Bingo scratch-off game for some time, but hadn’t gotten the chance to play, according to a Wednesday release from the agency.

A dream of a large jackpot win finally won her over…

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