Some Kentucky co-workers who have been playing the lottery together for more than a decade have finally won.Kentucky Lottery officials said 17 co-workers in Frankfort won a $50,000 Powerball prize. The group declined to be named and asked to keep their names and their employer anonymous.Here's what they had been doing: As part of the pool, one person purchases both their Mega Millions and Powerball tickets for five weeks at a time. The tickets are usually checked when it’s time to purchase new ones. "Thank goodness for the multi-draw option," one of the group members said while laughing. One of their tickets matched the four white ball numbers and the Powerball to win the game’s third prize for the May 2 drawing. The person responsible for buying the tickets said one of the group members called her to let her know the group won $50,000. "I didn’t want to get anyone's hopes up before I had checked the tickets and wanted to find out about the claims process for the group before sharing the news," she told lottery officials. And they say they'll continue to play as usual.As for what they plan to do with their winnings – about $2,088 each after taxes – one wants to surprise his wife with a fancy anniversary gift, another is putting a down payment on a house and many plan to take care of bills. The winning ticket was purchased at Speedway on Waddy Road in Waddy. The store will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.