One Arkansas lottery player’s consistency paid off with an incredible jackpot win.

A Hackett resident won $550,000 in the Nov. 4 Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) drawing and claimed his prize at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) Claim Center on Nov. 7. The winning numbers were 10, 17, 18, 26 and 27.

“If diligence will win you the jackpot, he’s got it,” the winner’s wife told lottery officials.

A daily lottery player, the Hackett resident bought the winning Quick Pick ticket at Hugs and Biscuits, located at 101 S. Main St. in Hackett. Previously, he had won big on other games like Cash 3 and Cash 4, but he still had his sights set on NSJ’s $550,000 jackpot.

After the drawing, the Hackett man scanned his ticket and was told he would need to visit the ASL Claim Center to collect his prize. Immediately, he knew he had hit the jackpot, since NSJ’s second-tier prize of $300 could be collected at the average lottery retailer.

“I thought, ‘No, no… really? Oh my!’” the winner said.

Ecstatic, the lucky winner rushed to share the news with his wife. First, he asked if she wanted to take a trip to Little Rock with him. Unaware of the big win, she told him that she had an appointment scheduled for that afternoon. Her tune began to change when he sent her a photo of the winning ticket.

“Now is not the time to be playing games,” she said. “Are you being serious right now?”

Skepticism turned into elation once she realized that he had indeed won the $550,000 jackpot, and together, the pair made their way to the ASL Claim Center.

The Hackett resident plans to save some of his winnings.

The jackpot for tonight’s NSJ drawing is $90,000.

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About the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) creates winning people, winning futures, and winning moments. Since 2009, the ASL has sold over $8 billion and returned more than $1.5 billion for scholarships to benefit Arkansas students. More than 822,000 college scholarships distributed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education have been awarded to Arkansans. The lottery has awarded more than $5.5 billion in prizes to players, more than $462 million in retailer commissions, and provided more than $188 million in state and federal tax revenue.

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