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.

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.

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.

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

WOOSTER, Ohio (WJW) – A lottery player in Wooster won the top prize on Ohio Lottery scratch-off, Ohio Millionaire’s Club. While the top prize is $1 million, the win doesn’t make him a millionaire.