Jackpot lottery winner ‘almost passed out’ when Arkansas clerk said she won big
A woman “almost passed out” in the drive-thru after a clerk told her one of her Arkansas lottery tickets was a big winner.
The woman told Arkansas lottery officials she had taken a hiatus from purchasing lottery tickets, but purchased a few in Monticello on July 22.
The day after the Natural State Jackpot drawing, she went to have three of her tickets checked.
As she was in the drive-thru, the woman was shocked when the clerk started to celebrate, lottery officials said in a July 30 news release.
The clerk told the winner she would need to make the trip to Little Rock to claim her prize, but still, the woman didn’t know how much money she had won, officials said.
Later, she and her husband checked the numbers online and learned she hit the $200,000 jackpot. Her ticket matched the winning numbers 17, 23, 29, 35 and 39, officials said.
The winner plans to donate and save her winnings.
Monticello is about a 90-mile drive southeast from Little Rock.
This story was originally published July 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM.
