Van Buren man wins $100,000 in lottery game

Van Buren resident Stephen Burt stands with his $100,000 check from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015.
Van Buren resident Stephen Burt stands with his $100,000 check from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015.

A Van Buren man is a $100,000 winner in the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's Spy Some Cash game, lottery officials said Tuesday.

Stephen Burt purchased the winning $5 ticket at Pic-N-Tote No. 6, 6600 Phoenix Ave. in Fort Smith.

Burt told lottery officials that the money will go toward a new home.

Reader poll

What's the first thing you'd do if you won more than $100,000 in the lottery?

  • Pay off bills 53%
  • Buy a new car 4%
  • Quit your job 3%
  • Buy a new house 6%
  • Put it in savings 15%
  • Go on vacation 7%
  • Hire a lawyer 6%
  • Other, comment below 5%

258 total votes.

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