At times when school levies and property tax relief are hot-button political issues, a persistent myth about Ohio Lottery profits and education tends to resurface. One listener asked WOSU’s "Curious Cbus,

A southern Ohio man couldn’t believe his luck when he scratched off a Royal Riches ticket worth $2 million. The Ironton man told the Ohio Lottery he got out his magnifying glass and even sent a photo to a family member to make sure he wasn’t dreaming.

A southeast Ohio man couldn’t believe it after he won $2 million while playing a scratch-off game from the Ohio Lottery.

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.

IRONTON, Ohio (WJW) — A southern Ohio man scratched off the top prize on an Ohio Lottery ticket to win $80,000 per year for the next 25 years. That’s $2 million. But according to a media release, he won’t take home even half that amount of cash.

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.