‘I Actually Started Crying’: He Was in Debt His Entire Life Before Scratch Off Lottery Win

People who have found themselves in debt usually fantasize about a day when it will all be wiped away.

And for one lucky man in Kentucky, that dream became a reality after he won a scratch-off lottery ticket in Louisville.

Charles Stallard purchased a $5 scratch-off ticket in February at Price Less Foods in Louisville, which advertised $150,000 as the winning prize for the ticket.

Stallard first scratched off a 50x multiplier and then to his shock, a $3,000 monetary amount.

“I actually started crying. I couldn’t believe it,” he told the Kentucky Lottery. “For the first time in my life, I’m not in debt. I get to pay my house off.”

Stallard

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