OCT 25 - Kentucky resident Christopher Knopp had a stroke of luck while running errands for his mother.

He was visiting the Five Star convenience store on Main Street in Lebanon, Kentucky.

While waiting in line, he saw the person in the queue buy a winning $5 Cash Eruption scratch off ticket.

“I saw a guy in front of me buy the ticket and told him, ‘Man, you’re lucky,” he told lottery officials.

That gave him the idea to buy a ticket for the same game too.

After getting the ticket, he checked the result by scratching off the barcode on the card and then scanned it using the store counter machine.

TOP PRIZE

When the machine displayed and confirmed the results, Christopher couldn't believe his eyes.

He had won the top prize in the scratch-off series - which turned out to be a whopping $75,000!

“This is unbelievable!” he told officials.

The fortunate scratcher thinks that something called "good karma" had something to do with his big win.

GENEROUS WIN

He explained to Kentucky Lottery officials that he had recently won $20 from another scratch-off ticket.

Instead of keeping the money for himself, he gave it to someone who was having trouble at the ATM.

Later on, the same person paid him back with a $20 bill. It turns out that this very $20 bill was the one Christopher used to buy his winning lottery ticket.

“My grandad always told me to do right by people,” said Knopp.

He also said he had been going through a rough period, and the money would be a definite help.

His family and friends were in shock when he told them.

“I’m very optimistic and I just knew that things were going to work out,” he told Kentucky Lottery officials.

Now that Christopher has $75,000 in the bank, he has some big plans for how to use his windfall.

SPEND PLAN

First, he wants to use it to pay off some debts. And he hopes to use the rest of the money to go towards buying a new house.

Christopher Knopp's story is a great example of how sometimes good deeds can come back to reward us in unexpected ways.

In his case, helping someone out at the ATM led to his own lottery win, and now he has the chance to make some positive changes in his life with his newfound fortune.

Experts tell us that it just goes to show that kindness can sometimes bring unexpected rewards.

For Christopher, the advantage of a scratch-off lottery is a barcode that he could scan to check if he had won. And when he did, he discovered he was $75,000 richer!

Scratch-off lottery games like these are popular in many states in the USA. Some experts estimate that over $64 billion is spent and won every year. That’s twice the amount of both Powerball and Mega Millions.

The odds of winning can vary depending on many factors in the game, but they are often much better than playing the lottery.

KINDNESS & KARMA

So, Christopher Knopp's story is not just about luck and winning the lottery. It's also about how small acts of kindness, like helping someone at the ATM, can bring unexpected rewards.

It's a reminder that sometimes, doing good things for others can lead to good things happening to us in return.

With his $75,000 prize, Christopher has a bright future ahead of him, free from debt and with the possibility of owning a new home – all thanks to the kindness he showed to a stranger in need.