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$167M Powerball winner arrested for fifth time after hitting jackpot for public intoxication in Walmart parking lot

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Hussain, Z. (2026, September 22). $167M Powerball winner arrested for fifth time after hitting jackpot for public intoxication in Walmart parking lot. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/167m-powerball-winner-arrested-for-fifth-time-after-hitting-jackpot-for-public-intoxication-in-walmart-parking-lot/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-22 · by Zoe Hussain

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James Farthing, who won a $167 million Powerball jackpot last year, was arrested for public intoxication after being found asleep and heavily impaired in the Walmart parking lot of Georgetown around 3 a.m. Sunday. This arrest marks his fifth criminal charge since winning the lottery, including domestic violence, hit-and-run, intimidation of a legal participant, and battery on a law enforcement officer. Farthing is set to be arraigned on public intoxication charges on Tuesday.
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James Farthing, a 51-year-old man from Kentucky who won a $167.3 million Powerball jackpot in 2024, was arrested for the fifth time on Sunday morning in Georgetown, about 15 miles north of Lexington. Police were called just before 3 a.m. after receiving reports that Farthing's white Mustang was parked and running in a Walmart parking lot while he was intoxicated and asleep inside. Despite repeated attempts to wake him, deputies had to knock on the car window multiple times until Farthing finally responded. He showed signs of alcohol and marijuana use, including bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. This arrest follows previous charges in April 2025 and July involving domestic disputes, making this his fifth legal trouble since winning Kentucky's largest-ever lottery prize.

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New York PostThis outlet22 Sep

James Farthing, who won a $167 million Powerball jackpot last year, was arrested for public intoxication after being found asleep and heavily impaired in the Walmart parking lot of Georgetown around 3 a.m. Sunday. This arrest marks his fifth criminal charge since winning the lottery, including domestic violence, hit-and-run, intimidation of a legal participant, and battery on a law enforcement officer. Farthing is…

$167M Powerball winner arrested for fifth time after hitting jackpot for public intoxication in Walmart parking lot (this article)
The Independent21 Sep

James Farthing, the Kentucky man who won a $167.3 million Powerball jackpot last year, was arrested for intoxication while asleep in his car parked at a Walmart in Georgetown early Sunday morning. Police reported that Farthing showed signs of alcohol and marijuana use when they found him alone and unresponsive inside the running vehicle around 4 a.m. This arrest marks the fifth time Farthing has been detained since…

Kentucky man who took home $167 million lottery jackpot is arrested again →
Daily Mail22 Sep

James Farthing, a 51-year-old Kentucky man who won a $167.3 million Powerball jackpot in April 2025, was arrested for the fifth time on Sunday morning after being found asleep and intoxicated behind the wheel of his running car in a Walmart parking lot near Lexington. This arrest follows previous incidents, including an altercation that led to an alcohol-related charge in Florida days after he claimed his winnings…

Kentucky Powerball winner arrested once again after taking home state's largest ever lotto jackpot →

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Kentucky man who took home $167 million lottery jackpot is arrested again The Independent · stated as fact

$167M Powerball winner arrested for fifth time after hitting jackpot for public intoxication in Walmart parking lot New York Post · stated as fact

Kentucky Powerball winner arrested once again after taking home state's largest ever lotto jackpot Daily Mail · stated as fact

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Powerball Winner Arrested Again
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13
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46%
6 of 13 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
66/100
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Crime & Law
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New York Post · 19458 article(s) · 39 correction(s) detected
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Who wrote this

Zoe Hussain
98 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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Topics

Ford Georgetown Lex18 Mustang Walmart

Subjects

Farthing PERSON · 6× Georgetown GPE · 2× Florida GPE · 1× Ford ORG · 1× James Farthing PERSON · 1× Kentucky GPE · 1× Lex18 ORG · 1× Lexington GPE · 1× Scott County GPE · 1× Walmart ORG · 1×

Narrative

Deputies arrived at the megastore parking lot to find Farthing asleep and alone in the running Mustang — and had to repeatedly knock on the window to wake him from a stupor, an arrest citation obtained by the publication revealed.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-22

Claims (13 extracted, 6 hedged)

James Farthing was cuffed after a caller reported seeing a white Ford Mustang stopped in the middle of an intersection just before 3 a.m. in Georgetown on Sunday, Lex18 reported. asserted
Lex18 → cuff → Sunday
The caller told dispatchers that the vehicle later drove into a Walmart lot to park, the outlet reported. asserted
outlet → tell → lot
Deputies arrived at the megastore parking lot to find Farthing asleep and alone in the running Mustang — and had to repeatedly knock on the window to wake him from a stupor, an arrest citation obtained by the publication revealed. asserted
citation → arrive → publication
The jackpot winner from rural Kentucky allegedly showed several signs of impairment, including smelling of alcohol and marijuana, bloodshot and watery eyes, slurred speech, and difficulty maintaining balance, the arresting officer reported. uncertain
officer → show → balance
Farthing reportedly told deputies that a woman drove him to the parking lot and left him there, but surveillance footage showed no one exited the Mustang after it pulled in. uncertain
it → tell → Mustang
He was cuffed on alcohol intoxication charges and booked into the Scott County Detention Center. asserted
He → cuff → Center
This is the fifth set of criminal charges Farthing is facing since winning the state’s largest-ever Powerball prize last year. asserted
Farthing → face → prize
In late July, Farthing was hit with domestic violence charges for allegedly strangling a woman at his home in Scott County after a boating trip. uncertain
Farthing → hit → trip
He was also recently charged in a hit-and-run that took place last November after allegedly smashing his Corvette into the back of another car in Lexington and fleeing the scene on foot. uncertain
that → charge → foot
Farthing was also arrested this February and charged with intimidating a participant in the legal process, according to the outlet. uncertain
Farthing → arrest → outlet
He also faces charges of battery on a law enforcement officer after allegedly kicking a Florida deputy in the head in April, 2025 — just days after his lotto win. uncertain
He → face → win
The career criminal clinched the massive prize after buying a $2 Powerball ticket from Clark’s Pump N Shop in Georgetown, splitting his newfound fortune with his mom, Linda Grizzle. asserted
criminal → clinch → mom
Farthing is slated to be arraigned on public intoxication charges on Tuesday. asserted
Farthing → slat → Tuesday
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