A Kentucky man won a lottery jackpot worth $25,000 a year for life after using the same set of lucky numbers for nine years.

A Kentucky man is now a lottery winner for life thanks to his lucky numbers! Lexington resident Billy Glenn has been using the same digits for nearly a decade each time he plays Lucky For Life and it finally paid off in a Nov. 19 lottery drawing — winning $25,000 a year for the remainder of his days.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky man won big in the lottery this November, thanks to his persistence. Lottery officials said Billy Glenn bought his Kentucky Lottery Lucky for Life ticket at the Southland BP in Lexington. Glenn told lottery officials that he's bought Lucky for Life tickets since they first went on sale on March 22, 2015.

He had been buying tickets for Lucky For Life since the first day of sales on March 22, 2015 and plays the same two sets of numbers.

After playing the same lottery game for nearly a decade, a Kentucky man is now a winner for the rest of his life. Kentucky Lottery officials said Billy Glenn, of Lexington, won the Lucky For Life game in the Nov. 19 drawing. Glenn told lottery officials he has been buying tickets for the same game since the first day of its sale on March 22, 2015.

Billy Glenn won the prize on a Kentucky Lottery Lucky for Life ticket on November 19 at the Southland BP in Lexington. He took home a cash total of $280,000 after taxes.