A group of Kentucky middle school employees won a $1 million lottery prize.
A group of Kentucky middle school employees won a $1 million lottery prize.
  • 30 middle school employees in Kentucky banded together and won a $1 million lottery prize.
  • The "Jones 30," a group of current and former school employees, have played the lottery for years.
  • They hid their winning ticket in a math textbook, the group's organizer told the Kentucky Lottery.

A few dozen middle school employees in Kentucky banded together to play the lottery, and they won a $1 million prize.

The group of current and former employees of Rector A. Jones Middle School in Florence calls itself the "Jones 30" and has played the lottery for over a decade.