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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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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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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

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

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