Along with the Outlaw’s Loot game, the Jackpot Spectacular is one of two Kentucky Lottery games to feature the Mega Money Jackpot. As a progressive, linked jackpot pool, it’s funded by multiple states. The man’s win marks the first time a Kentucky player has claimed the Mega Money Jackpot, the Kentucky Lottery said.

An eastern Kentucky man has won the largest online Instant Play prize in Kentucky Lottery history. The Kentucky lottery said this was the first time a Kentucky play has claimed the Mega Money Jackpot.

The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, told lottery officials he was about to go to a doctor’s appointment last week, when he decided to wager $5 on a Kentucky Lottery game online. He ended up winning the $859,001.91 Mega Jackpot.

The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, told officials he pulled up the Kentucky Lottery app before a doctor's appointment and wagered $5 on the Jackpot Spectacular Instant Play game. He won the $859,001.91 Mega Money Jackpot.