Ohio ranks fourth nationwide for lottery and sweepstakes scams, with victims losing more than $35 million since 2020, according to a study by Vegas Insider.

Although he has won smaller prizes in the past, he said he never thought he would win something this big. But, using a “top-secret family formula for picking his numbers based on notes tracking previous wins” helped lead him to the huge win, lottery officials said.

According to lottery documents, a Lucky For Life sold ahead of the Sunday, oct. 26 drawing matched five out of five numbers to win the game’s second-tier prize of $25,000 a year for life, or a one-time payment of $390,000. Lottery officials said the winning ticket was purchased at Etna Carryout in Pataskala, Ohio.

With school funding concerns and high property taxes, viewers asked NBC4 to look into Ohio Lottery payments for schools. Voters amended the Ohio Constitution in 1987

TIFFIN, Ohio (WJW) – An Ohio man has won $50,000 a year for 20 years after playing the Ohio Lottery ’s Billion scratch-off game. According to a press release from the Ohio Lottery, Johnni bought the $50 ticket on October 22 at Circle K, located at 975 West Market Street in Tiffin.

A woman from East Sparta won $50,000 after playing the Ohio Lottery Scratch-Off, Cash Plus, a press release from the Ohio Lottery said. According to the release, she will get $36,437.50 after state and federal taxes totaling 27.125%. The winning ticket was sold at Mini Food Mart located at 4730 Cleveland Ave. SW in Canton