A Garland County resident has won a $50,000 prize after purchasing a $20 instant lottery ticket. Katherine S., who plays the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery games twice a week, claimed her winnings at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Claim Center on October 3.
The winning ticket was bought at Good Spirits, located at 109 Calella Road in Hot Springs. Katherine said she decided to purchase the $50,000 Frenzy instant game during a break from work. “Sometimes the tickets talk to you,” she told lottery officials. “And it was talking to me that day.”
She scratched off the ticket while still at work and discovered she had won one of the top prizes available in the game. “This isn’t possible!” Katherine thought when she saw her win. She shared news of her prize with her parents and brother but said that winning such an amount still felt unreal.
Katherine plans to save some of her winnings and use part of them for home renovation projects.
According to lottery officials, there are still twenty-five top prizes remaining for the $50,000 Frenzy game.
Since its inception in 2009, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has generated over $8 billion in sales and contributed more than $1.5 billion toward scholarships for students across Arkansas. Over 822,000 college scholarships have been distributed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education using funds provided by the lottery.
For more information about current games or scholarship opportunities offered through proceeds from lottery sales, visit MyArkansasLottery.com.
The Office of the Arkansas Lottery reminds players that official results must be verified through its central gaming system before prizes are paid out and encourages responsible play. Assistance is available via the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700 or online resources including www.ncpgambling.org and www.gamblersanonymous.org.
