Willoughby senior can finally retire after winning big scratch-off

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WILLOUGHBY, Ohio (WJW) — A Willoughby woman told the Ohio Lottery she is finally going to be able to retire after hitting it big on a scratch-off ticket.

The woman, who was not named, recently went to Wilson Mills Marathon Inc on Wilson Mills Road in Highland Heights and purchased a $10 Best of 7s scratch-off lottery ticket.

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When the ticket was scratched, the woman couldn’t believe it — she had won $50,000.

The senior told the Ohio Lottery that prior to buying the ticket she had been with a bunch of friends who were already retired, just wishing she could join them. She said she went home and prayed about having enough money to comfortably quit her job…

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