LITTLE ROCK — Mountain Home resident B. Patel recently claimed the $260,000 Natural State Jackpot. She claimed her prize at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Claim Center on March 11
The winning ticket was sold at Phillips Express on 1954 Buzzard Roost in Mountain Home. The winning numbers were 3, 5, 13, 23, and 27.
Patel and her boyfriend purchased the winning ticket on Friday, March 8, while running errands. Though they enjoy the occasional scratch-off, Patel and her boyfriend much prefer draw games like Natural State Jackpot, Mega Millions® and Powerball®—especially when jackpots are high.
“We wanted to try [the Natural State Jackpot] again, since we hadn’t in a while,” Patel shared with lottery officials.
Through playing together a few times each month, Patel and her boyfriend have developed a routine: he buys the tickets, and they consult each other about which numbers to select.
“I’ll ask, ‘What number do you feel?’” Patel said.