Man wins $1.1 million jackpot while playing online lottery game to pass time in deer stand

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) – A man in Kentucky said he nearly fell out of his deer stand when he won $1.1 million after wagering $30 on the Kentucky Lottery’s Wolf Ridge Jackpots online game.

The man, who shared his story anonymously, said he decided to try his luck while hunting because of several big online payouts his family had recently won.

“I’m in the deer stand, and I was sitting there and I thought, you know what, I’m going to try,” he said. “I got on there and I won $1,500, and I added another $200 to my account.”…

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