Canceled vacation plans lead Kentucky couple to $50,000 lottery prize

Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A Kentucky couple who skipped their vacation had the decision pay off when they scored a $50,000 lottery prize.

The Bullitt County couple told Kentucky Lottery officials they had originally planned to spend Labor Day weekend at a lake, but ended up deciding to go home early.

"I just wanted to watch football," the husband said.

The couple stopped at Kroger on Mud Lane in Louisville on their way home and bought a few scratch-off lottery tickets.

They arrived home and divvied up the tickets for scratching.

"He wanted to scratch the 500X ticket, so I just let him have it," the wife said.

The wife's ticket, a Millionaire Club ticket, turned out to be the big winner.

"I didn't scratch the prizes 'til the end," she said. "When I saw the matching numbers, I said, 'We got a big ticket!' I knew we had at least won $1,000."

The couple ended up winning a $50,000 prize. They said the money will go toward paying bills and giving a boost to their savings.