Kentucky woman wins $146K lottery, offers gift cards to others: 'Paying it forward'
Crystal Dunn of Louisville took home $103.9K from the Kentucky Lottery and gave $2K away in gift cards
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A lottery winner in Kentucky won a six-figure jackpot — and celebrated her win by giving away gift cards at a local store.
Crystal Dunn of Louisville put $20 into the Kentucky Lottery’s online game, Bank Buster Jackpot Instant Play.
In this game, players are given three chances to win a "progressive jackpot" through number matching.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dunn won the game’s $146,351.74 progressive jackpot a few seconds after she made her wager, the Kentucky Lottery shared in a news release.
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"I saw that and didn’t believe it at first," Dunn told the lottery board.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"It’s a pretty exciting feeling."
Crystal Dunn, a resident of Louisville, Kentucky, won $146,351.74 from the Kentucky Lottery's Bank Buster Jackpot Instant Play game. (Courtesy Kentucky Lottery)
She continued, "I never thought I would win something like this, but this goes to show it can happen."
Dunn traveled to the headquarters of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation to collect her jackpot on July 8.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}After taxes, she received a check for $103,909.73.
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Dunn said she plans to use the money to buy a car and pay off bills.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}But she made sure to spread a little happiness before she returned home with her winnings.
Crystal Dunn won her Bank Buster Jackpot Instant Play prize on July 7 and received her signed check from the Kentucky Lottery a day later. (Courtesy Kentucky Lottery)
She stopped by Meijer — a supercenter store chain that has multiple locations in Kentucky and the Midwest — to share a portion of her jackpot.
Dunn purchased $2,000 in gift cards and handed them out to random shoppers, the Kentucky Lottery reports.
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"A few were taken back, thinking I was wanting something in return," Dunn reportedly told the lottery board.
"I got an [unexpected] gift and I believe in paying it forward and I wanted to pass it along," she continued.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I’ve worked hard for everything I’ve had. This is a pretty amazing gift."
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The Kentucky Lottery made more than $1.5 billion in total sales for the fiscal year of 2021, which the company says is a 31.8% increase from the previous year.