WINNER WILL BE OFFICIAL THUNDERNATOR OF FIREWORKS SHOW
January 16, 2025. Louisville, KY. – Your lottery tickets could help you hit the Kentucky Derby Festival jackpot! The Derby Festival and Kentucky Lottery are once again teaming up to give away an unforgettable Festival experience this spring. One lucky winner will be named the 2025 ‘Festival Fanatic’ and receive a prize package filled with one-of-a-kind Derby Festival-themed experiences, ranging from VIP treatment to being the official Thundernator – the person who starts the fireworks for Thunder Over Louisville, one of the nation’s largest fireworks displays. Plus, they’ll win $500!
“Being named the Festival Fanatic is like winning the Kentucky Derby Festival jackpot!” said Matt Gibson, Kentucky Derby Festival President & CEO. “We appreciate our partnership with the Kentucky Lottery because they are the experts at giving away valuable prizes. We can’t wait to meet this year’s winner and give them the experience of a lifetime!”
To participate, any eligible Fast Play W!N tickets (including $2 Big W!N, $5 Double W!N, $10 Triple W!N and $20 MAX W!N) can be entered during the promotional period. The prize package includes around 10 unique experiences. In addition to being the 2025 Thundernator, the winner will also receive the following:
- Ticket Package, including tickets to the Shepherd Insurance Great Steamboat Race, Kentuckiana Honda Dealers Festival Day at the Downs, Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Thunder Over Louisville VIP Rooftop Party, Republic Bank BourbonVille (must be 21+), and the Zoeller Pump Company Pegasus Parade;
- Certificate for private tour of Kern’s Kitchen DERBY-PIE® factory;
- Certificate for Kentucky Derby Museum Tour;
- Official 2025 Kentucky Derby Festival merchandise item;
- Overnight accommodations at The Galt House Hotel for Thunder Over Louisville on Saturday, April 12;
- Tour of the Thunder Over Louisville Command Center and;
- $500 in spending money from the Kentucky Lottery
“The Kentucky Lottery is so excited to once again be a partner in this community event by choosing the 2025 Festival Fanatic for the Kentucky Derby Festival,” said Kentucky Lottery President and CEO Mary Harville. “This is a longtime partnership dating back to 2010, and our promotion keeps getting better and better each year, truly creating a lifetime of Derby Festival memories.”
Winner and guests must be 18 or older. For a complete list of prizes and information, visit kylottery.com.
To enter the promotion, players must sign-in or register for a Fun Club account at kylottery.com or via the Kentucky Lottery app. Players must be in compliance with all requirements of the Fun Club terms of use, including requirements for registering for or updating an existing account in order to submit tickets to enter a promotion. Once logged in, a player will be able to submit an eligible Fast Play W!N Ticket for a chance to be named the ‘Festival Fanatic.’ Fast Play tickets including $2 Big W!N, $5 Double W!N, $10 Triple W!N and $20 Max W!N must be purchased between Tuesday, January 14 and Sunday, February 23, 2025, at a participating Kentucky Lottery retailer to be eligible. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 23, 2025. The drawing for the ‘Festival Fanatic’ will take place on or about February 27, 2025.
