COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) – A gamble on a $20 scratch-off ticket paid off big time for a Columbus man who said he now plans to buy a house, pay off his car and share some of the winnings with loved ones.
According to the Ohio Lottery, the lucky $1,000,000 Stacked Scratch-Off was purchased at a Speedway in Upper Arlington.
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The winner told lottery officials he couldn’t believe it when he saw that he had won the jackpot of $40,000 per year for 25 years, which is $1 million.
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“At first, he questioned whether he was dreaming or not and kept thinking, ‘Is this real?’ He had won smaller prizes at this store before, but nothing quite like this,” stated a media release.
Lottery officials said the winner chose the cash option of $500,000. After mandatory taxes, he will take home $366,250…