Nampa man wins $347K lottery jackpot
Credit: Gary Salzman/KTVB
Kenneth Redmon of Nampa has won a $347,175 jackpot from the Idaho Lottery.
KTVB.COM
Posted on June 3, 2010 at 3:53 PM
Updated today at 9:35 AM
NAMPA -- Like a lot of people, Kenneth Redmon, always dreamed of winning the lottery.
That dream became a reality this week for the Nampa man when he won a $347,175 jackpot in last Saturday's Wild Card game.
Idaho Lottery officials presented Redmon a check Thursday at the store where he bought the winning ticket -- the Gem Stop at Roosevelt and Midland in Nampa.
“I called the Lottery’s winning numbers line yesterday and wrote down the numbers. Then I checked my tickets and I just couldn’t believe it,” said Redmon. “I had my daughter do the same thing and the numbers were still the same, so I knew I wasn’t completely lost.”
Redmon is the Idaho Lottery’s sixth largest winner on Wild Card.
Redmon said he plans to use his winnings to encourage his wife to retire, although he plans to continue working part-time. He also plans to pay off bills and spend a lot more time playing golf.
“It is a dream. A dream that can come true and it just did!” exclaimed Redmon.
For selling the winning ticket Gem Stop receives a $20,000 bonus from the Idaho Lottery.
4 comments:
Wow! What are the odds of that!
That's crazy!
Wow! That is exciting for your parents!
That is so awesome! Congrats to him. :)
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