OHIO — A Newton Falls woman is $300,000 richer after a birthday surprise from her husband led to a jackpot-winning Ohio Lottery scratch-off ticket.
According to the Ohio Lottery, the woman’s husband received several scratch-off tickets for his birthday and initially won $150. After cashing in those winnings, he purchased additional tickets. The retailer did not have his wife’s favorite $10 $500,000 Cashword ticket in stock, so he instead bought four $5 Special Edition Cashword Scratch-Off tickets for her.
Later that evening, while her husband was out with friends, the woman scratched the tickets and quickly realized the first one was a major winner. To confirm the prize, she downloaded the Ohio Lottery mobile app and scanned the ticket. The ticket revealed 10 matching words, resulting in a $300,000 jackpot…