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Winner Wednesday

There are no scary stories here, just winner stories! Check out who’s winning in Ohio in this week’s Winner Wednesday!

Brent Alexander of Pataskala is celebrating a perfect win this week. He won $41,926 playing EZPLAY® Progressive Jackpot game Perfect Game 300! Brent purchased his winning ticket at Ziggy’s, located at 510 East Broad St. in Pataskala.

Regina Pomiecko of Northfield is a top prize winner this Winner Wednesday. She won $50,000 playing Combo Play. Regina purchased her winning ticket at Dunham Beverage, located at 6191 Dunham Ave. in Maple Heights.

Teresa Taylor of Eastlake has 20,000 reasons to celebrate this week. She won $20,000 playing Million Dollar Cash Bonanza! Teresa purchased her winning ticket at Wickliffe Lanes, located at 30315 Euclid Ave. in Wickliffe.

Alfred Cross of West Chester is celebrating a blowout win this week. He won $20,000 playing Ohio Cash Blowout! Alfred purchased his winning ticket at Miami Valley Gaming, located at 6000 State Route 63 in Lebanon.

Dolores Dunsstan of Portersville, PA is celebrating a big Ohio Lottery win this week. She won $20,000 playing Platinum Millionaire. Dolores purchased her winning ticket at Morgan Oil, located at 6969 Center Road in Lowellville.

Alex Schreckengost of Columbus is celebrating the holiday season early. He won the top prize of $500,000 playing $500,000 Holiday Money! Alex purchased his winning ticket at Get Go #3539, located at 820 West 3rd Ave. in Columbus.

Kathleen Johnson of Cincinnati found some buried treasure. She won the top prize of $150,000 playing Treasure Hunt. Kathleen purchased her winning ticket at Speedway #9707, located at 3601 Columbia Parkway in Cincinnati.

Michael Heydinger of Buyrus is celebrating a top prize win this Winner Wednesday. He won $150,000 playing Casino Royale. Michael purchased his winning ticket at Mickey Mart #45, located at 125 South Kibler St. in New Washington.

Christopher Fankhauser of Minerva scratched his way to a big win. He won $20,000 playing 40th Anniversary Millions. Christopher purchased his winning ticket at Framco service, located at 1160 Alliance Rd. in Minerva.

Kevin McLaughlin of Columbus found lots of $500s this week. He won the top prize of $150,000 playing Lots of $500s! Kevin purchased his winning ticket at The Kroger Co. #942, located at 1375 Chambers Rd. in Columbus.

Brenda Loudermilk of Heath is celebrating a big win this week. She won $20,000 playing $1,000,000 Black Titanium. Brenda purchased her winning ticket at Speedway #1129, located at 364 East Main St. in Newark.

Candiss Bolden of Oakwood Village passed go and collected more than $200 this week. She won $20,000 playing Monopoly 50X! Candiss purchased her winning ticket at Deli 4 Less, located at 661 Northfield Rd. in Bedford.

Michael Oliver of Cleveland is celebrating a top prize win this Winner Wednesday. He won $150,000 playing Fast Cash! Michael purchased his winning ticket at Simon’s #3 Supermarket, located at 1010 East 152nd St. in Cleveland.

David Blankenship of Buckeye Lake is celebrating an extreme win this week. He won the second-tier top prize of $40,000 a year for 25 years playing Extreme Millions. David chose the cash option prize of $500,000. He purchased his winning ticket at The Kroger Co. #621, located at 600 East Main St. in Hebron.

Sharon French of Toledo is celebrating a big Pick 4 win. She won $12,500 playing the daily draw game. Sharon purchased her winning ticket at Sunoco, located at 1407 East Manhattan Blvd. in Toledo.

Wayne Boyd of Toledo has 10,000 reasons to celebrate this week. He won $10,000 playing Platinum Millionaire! Wayne purchased his winning ticket at Meijer #211, located at 10055 Meijer Rd. in Rossford.

Leon Cluckey is celebrating a jackpot win this Winner Wednesday. He won $110,000 playing Rolling Cash 5! Leon won big on the October 23, 2020 drawing. The winning numbers were 2-6-8-18-30. Leon purchased his winning ticket at Meijer Inc. #116, located at 1725 South Wheeling St. in Oregon. He plans to use his winnings to pay off his home and get a new roof.

Kimberly Herman of Tiffin is already feeling some holiday luck. She won $10,000 playing Holiday Lucky Times 10! Kimberly purchased her winning ticket at Pit Stop #1, located at 210 North Washington St. in Tiffin.

Corinna Denhart of Perrysburg went for a quick grocery trip and left $10,000 richer. She won $10,000 playing Ohio Millions! Corinna purchased her winning ticket at The Kroger Co. #548, located at 27322 Carronade Dr. in Perrysburg.

Congratulations, winners! Keep sending us your wins on social media (after you cashed them of course!) with the hashtag #IWonTheOHLottery! Have a Happy Halloween!
 
 
Posted: 10/28/2020 3:00:00 PM


No Tricks, Just Treats!

 
 
















Are you ready for Halloween? The day full of tricks and treats is just around the corner, and we've got a treat for you on our Facebook page.

All you have to do watch for the No Tricks, Just Treats post on the Ohio Lottery Facebook page on October 30 and type your response in the comments.

You'll be entered to win 100 Multiplier Mania scratch-offs. That's $200 worth of scratch-offs! Five winners will be drawn from the eligible comments.

Haven't liked us on Facebook? What are you waiting for? The No Tricks, Just Treats promotion is set for October 30.
Posted: 10/27/2020 11:28:09 AM


Winner Wednesday

Congratulations on making it halfway through the week! Celebrate by reading this week’s winner stories.

Abdallah Khalil of Cincinnati is celebrating a big Pick 5 win this week after winning $50,417 playing the daily draw game. Abdallah won big on the October 12, 2020 evening draw. The winning numbers were 9-2-1-6-7. The winning ticket was purchased at Queen City Shell, located at 3093 Queen City Ave. in Cincinnati.

Richard Rummes of Somerdale passed GO and collected $20,000 playing Monopoly 50X. Richard purchased his winning ticket at Townhouse Drive Thru and Grocery, located at 6054 State Route 12 in Somerdale.

Bishnu Gajmer of Cuyahoga Falls is celebrating a spectacular win this week. Bishnu won $20,000 playing Platinum Diamond Spectacular. The winning ticket was purchased at Family Groceries, located at 768 North Main St. in Akron.

Sheila Williams of Cleveland is on fire after a big win. She won the top prize of $20,000 playing Some Like It Hot. Sheila purchased her winning ticket at Chillies Beverage, located at 2976 East 116th St. in Cleveland.

A Warren resident is celebrating a big scratch-off win this week. Marvis Norman won $20,000 playing Platinum Millionaire. Marvis purchased the winning ticket at Speed Check Food Mart, located at 2847 Parkman Rd. in Warren.

Sheila Fraley of Cincinnati scratched her way to a top prize win this week. She won $20,000 playing Power Play Cashword. Sheila purchased her winning ticket at Ameristop Food Mart, located at 3670 Muddy Creek Rd. in Cincinnati.

James Wasnak of Canton is shining like a diamond after a big win. He won $20,000 playing $300 Million Diamond Dazzler. James purchased his winning ticket at Canton Mini Mart, located at 3690 Cleveland Ave. SW in Canton.

William Lightner of Lowellville is celebrating a big Bingo win this week. He won $50,000 playing Bingo Times 10. William purchased his winning ticket at Save A Step, located at 4226 Mahoning Ave. in Youngstown.

Brandon Haas of Ironton scratched his way to a top prize win this week. He won the top prize of $40,000 a year for 25 years. Brandon chose the cash option prize of $500,000. The winning ticket was purchased at Clarks Pump N Shop #37, located at 824 Park Ave. in Ironton.

Ricky Teuscher of Chippewa Lake is celebrating a spectacular top prize win this Winner Wednesday. He won the top prize of $80,000 a year for 25 years playing Spectacular Riches. Ricky chose the cash option prize of $1,000,000. The winning ticket was purchased at Minit Mart #796, located at 1010 West Lafayette Rd. in Medina.

Robert McCaulley of Magnolia is collecting more than Monopoly money this week. He won $20,000 playing Monopoly 50X. Robert purchased his winning ticket at Crossroads Bell Stores #36, located at 11089 State Route 800 in Magnolia.

Helen Bouillion of Liberty Center found some buried treasure this week. She won the top prize of $150,000 playing Treasure Hunt. Helen purchased her winning ticket at Circle K #5637, located at 403 East St. in Liberty Center.

Christine Fellers of Toledo is celebrating a rocking win this Winner Wednesday. She won $15,989 playing EZPLAY® Progressive Jackpot game Rock’n 777s. Christine purchased her winning ticket at Daffy’s Thirsty Duck, located at 5134 Lewis Ave. in Toledo.

Douglas Rudolph of Hamler is feeling spectacular after winning big this week. He won $10,000 playing Spectacular Riches. Douglas purchased his winning ticket at Holgate Party Mart, located at 148 Railway Ave. in Holgate.

Daniel Bollenbacher of Fremont had 10,000 reasons to celebrate this Winner Wednesday. Daniel won $10,000 playing $5,000,000 Bonus. Daniel purchased his winning ticket at Hy-Miller, located at 801 West State St. in Fremont.

Congratulations, winners! Keep sending us your wins on social media (after you cashed them of course!) with the hashtag #IWonTheOHLottery!
 
Posted: 10/21/2020 12:30:00 PM


Winner Wednesday

Wednesday is all about the winners! Check out who’s winning in Ohio in this week’s Winner Wednesday.

Scott Coward of Findlay passed go and collected a top prize win. He won $150,000 playing Monopoly 25X! Scott purchased his winning ticket at Gas & Express Mart, located at 535 West Trenton Ave. in Findlay. Scott and his son James were very excited to celebrate this big win! Scott said he has no plans for his winnings yet. James hopes that his dad will use the winnings to purchase a home.

Brian Kelbley of Olmstead Falls is celebrating a big Pick 5 win. He won $50,000 playing the daily draw game! Brian purchased his winning ticket at True North #366, located at 2770 Bishop Rd. in Willoughby Hills.

Amy Spaulding of Tecumseh, MI is celebrating a big Ohio Lottery win this week. She won the top prize of $1,000,000 playing Ohio Millions! Amy chose the annuity prize option and will receive her prize in $40,000 increments for the next 25 years before taxes. She purchased her winning ticket at Lyons Main Stop, located at 105 West Morenci St. in Lyons.

Karim Abdul of Middleburg Heights raced his way to a big win this week. He won $50,000 playing Fastest Road to $1 Million. Karim purchased his winning ticket at Pearl Road Sunoco, located at 7606 Pearl Rd. in Cleveland.

Albert Benford, Jr. of Bedford scratched his way to a top prize win. He won $150,000 playing Lots of $500s. Albert purchased his winning ticket at Solon Mobile, located at 33200 Aurora Rd. in Solon.

Brian Sigurdson of Oak Harbor is celebrating a top prize Cashword win this week. He won $500,000 playing $500,000 Cashword! Brian purchased his winning ticket at Mickey Mart #47, located at 1308 East Perry St. in Port Clinton.

Mark Schillace of Independence is raced into Winner Wednesday with a big win. He won $50,000 playing Fastest Road to $1 Million. Mark purchased his winning ticket at Convenient Food Mart, located at 7112 Brecksville Rd. in Independence.

Morphie Karabogias of Lorain is celebrating a big Pick 5 win after winning $50,000 playing the daily draw game! The winning ticket was purchased at Jay’s Mini Mart, located at 2239 Leavitt Rd. in Lorain.

Randy Ruble of Greenville rolled into a big win this week. He won $70,000 playing Rolling Cash 5! Randy purchased his winning ticket at Greenville Sunoco, located at 841 Martin St. in Greenville.

Chang Cho of Fairborn is celebrating a big scratch-off win this week after winning the top prize of $150,000 on 7! The winning ticket was purchased at Fairborn BP, located at 1040 Dayton-Yellowsprings Rd. in Fairborn.

Jonathan Daniels of Bowling Green won more than just Monopoly money this week. He won the top prize of $500,000 playing Monopoly 50X! Jonathan purchased his winning ticket at Circle K #5670, located at 1091 North Main St. in Bowling Green.

Congratulations, winners! Keep sending us your wins on social media (after you cashed them of course!) with the hashtag #IWonTheOHLottery!
 
Posted: 10/14/2020 12:00:00 PM


Holiday Scratch-Offs Are Coming!

Pumpkin spice might be the flavor of the day right now, but not when it comes to Ohio Lottery scratch-offs! Watch for some new holiday scratch-offs and some old favorites for your holiday fun available October 13.

Scratch $1 Holiday Cash for your chance to win $500. That’s a top prize you could cash at your local retailer or have it deposited directly to your bank account with mobile cashing!
 
Grab the $2 scratch-off Jingle Jackpot and you could win the $20,000 top prize! If any one or more of YOUR NUMBERS matches either of the WINNING NUMBERS, you win the prize shown below your matching numbers. If you find the present symbol you win double the prize shown. Reveal a sleigh symbol and win ALL 10 prizes shown!  

The $3 scratch-off Holiday Cash Drop has a top prize of $50,000. Scratch the packages to reveal your prizes. If you reveal a star symbol you win the prize shown for that symbol. Reveal a sleigh symbol and win 5 times the prize shown for that symbol or reveal a tree symbol and win all 15 prizes shown!

The holiday favorite Holiday Lucky Times 10 is back! This $5 scratch-off has a top prize of $250,000! Scratch the bonus area to reveal your bonus number and multiply your total winning prize amount by that number.

Our newest $10 scratch-off is $500,000 Holiday Money. This scratch-off gives you the chance to win up to $500,000. Plus, you get two bonus boxes to scratch for a shot at $50 and $100!

If you want to put a little sparkle into your holiday, grab the $20 Merry Millions scratch-off. This scratch-off has a top prize of $1,000,000. Don’t forget to scratch the $50, $100 and $500 bonus boxes. If you reveal a $50 bill symbol, $100 bill symbol or $500 bill symbol you win the prize automatically!

Want more? Click here to see all available Ohio Lottery scratch-offs!
 
Posted: 10/9/2020 10:54:07 AM


Winner Wednesday

Wednesday is here again, and that means winner stories! Check out who’s winning in Ohio in this week’s Winner Wednesday!

Jeremy Goodwin of Lambertville, MI scratched his way to a big win this week. He won $10,000 playing Platinum Millionaire! Jeremy purchased his winning ticket at Barney’s Convenience Mart, located at 497 West Dussel Dr. in Maumee.

Myra Hudson of Toledo is celebrating a big Pick 5 win this Winner Wednesday. She won $25,417 playing the daily draw game. Myra purchased her winning ticket at Gas & Express Mart, located at 4128 Monroe St. in Toledo.

Laura Murphy of Washington, WV is celebrating a big Ohio Lottery win. She won $10,000 playing KENO! Laura purchased her winning ticket at People’s News & Book Mart #4, located at 412 Washington Blvd. in Belpre.

Helen Bouillion of Liberty Center found some buried treasure this week. She won the top prize of $150,000 playing Treasure Hunt! Helen purchased her winning ticket at Circle K, located at 403 East St. in Liberty Center. She plans to use her winnings to pay off her home.

William Werner of Holland is celebrating a big EZPLAY® win. He won $8,010 playing Progressive Jackpot game Quick Spot. William purchased his winning ticket at Ridi’s #27, located at 24 South McCord St. in Holland.

Michelle Bishop of Fremont is celebrating a big Pick 5 win. She won $25,417 playing the daily draw game. Michelle purchased her winning ticket at Chud’s Inc., located at 1103 Napoleon St. in Fremont.

Lorna of Toledo has 1 million reasons to celebrate this week. She won $1,000,000 in Saturday’s Powerball drawing! Lorna plans to use her winnings to purchase a new car with her winnings. She purchased her winning ticket at S&G #50, located at 2710 Tremainsville Rd. in Toledo.

John from Toledo purchased a “mistake” Powerball ticket and walked away with $2,000,000! Last week, John visited S & G in Toledo to get gas. He stopped in to talk to the clerk, and she mentioned she had a mistake ticket. John said, "It was a very good surprise. I'm still numb, but maybe I'll be able to retire now."

Congratulations, winners! Keep sending us your wins on social media (after you cashed them of course!) with the hashtag #IWonTheOHLottery!
 
Posted: 10/7/2020 12:00:00 PM


Mistakenly Printed Ticket Leads to $2 Million Win

Any lottery retailer will tell you that sometimes they mispunch and print out the wrong ticket. Since tickets can't be returned, often the retailer just buys the ticket himself. Sometimes another customer will buy it.

John from Toledo has purchased those "mistake" tickets before, but this time it paid off to the tune of $2 million!

Last week, John visited S & G in Toledo to get gas. He stopped in to talk to the clerk, and she mentioned she had a mistake ticket.  

"She said, oh I'm stuck with this Powerball ticket. I don't ever play Powerball, so I said how much is it? She told me it was $12 and it was good for two drawings. So I bought it. All the carry-outs I go to the people are very nice, so I've done that before and said I'll help you out, I'll buy it!" John said.

He couldn't predict how his life was about to change.

John tucked the ticket into an envelope and went on with his day. Sunday night he remembered that he had a Powerball ticket, so he checked the numbers in the newspaper and discovered that he had matched the first five numbers.

John's not a regular Powerball player, so he went to the website to find out how much he had won. He was stunned to see it was a $1 million prize. What he didn't realize was that the ticket had also matched the Powerplay number, which bumped his prize to $2 million!

"It was a very good surprise. I'm still numb, but maybe I'll be able to retire now," he said.

There were two winning tickets sold for the October 3 drawing, and both were sold at S & G. The winning numbers were 18-31-36-43-47.  The Powerball number was 20 and the Power Play number was 2. 

John's ticket added Power Play for $1 a wager, boosting the prize to $2 million. The other ticket also matched 5-of-5 numbers, but without the Power Play option, earning the lucky ticket holder a $1-million prize.

So the next time a retailer has a ticket that was printed by mistake, maybe you should snatch it up! It might be the next big winner. 

Posted: 10/6/2020 12:29:21 PM


September Partners in Education Winners

While the school year may look much different this year, Ohio’s students and teachers are off to a great start! Check out our September Partners in Education Academic All Stars and Teachers of the Month.

Our first September Academic All Star is Layla Edwards. Layla is in the first grade at Stewart Academy for Girls. Layla is described as “a great listener and a great friend to her classmates.” Yolanda McGee nominated Layla and said, “Layla often asks to pack extra in her lunch bag in case she needs to share with her friends.”

Cael Vanderhorst is a senior at Covington Junior/Senior High School and is a September Academic All Star. He is described as a leader, hard worker, and dependable student. Josh Meyer nominated Cael and said, “Teachers describe Cael as dependable and as a student who takes an active role in the learning process by participating in class and asking questions if concepts are not clear.” Cael is also known for his positive personality. He is also a student athlete, with multiple state tournament appearances for wrestling. The school anticipates that Cael will be Valedictorian in the spring.

Finn Warden is our next Academic All Star. Finn is an eighth grader at Mariemont Junior High School. He is known as “one of the nicest young men” community members have met. Along with his academics, Finn is a student athlete. He is the quarterback of the eighth-grade football team and pitcher on the baseball team. He also enjoys musical theatre and was cast in the school musical!

Our last September Academic All Star is Keegan Schroeder. Keegan is a fourth grader at Dowds Elementary School. He is described as considerate, respectful and polite to students and adults. Kristin Kaple-Jones nominated Keegan and said, “He is bright and intelligent and studies hard, but more importantly, he is an example of kindness for all those around him. He goes out of his way to make others feel included and important at school and will be the first to offer to help someone in need.”

Our first September Teacher of the Month is Jessica Moore. Jessica teaches Music and Band for grades 7-12 at Covington Junior/Senior High School. Jessica is known as a leader among staff and an educator who is dedicated to her students’ success. She is also credited with building a successful music program at the school from the ground up. Josh Meyer nominated Jessica and said, “Jessica’s biggest strength is her ability to build a positive relationship with her students. Since the students at Covington know that Mrs. Moore genuinely cares for them inside, and outside, the classroom they are committed to bettering themselves as musicians and people.”

Jessica Krohn is our next September Teacher of the Month. Jessica teaches ninth and tenth grade Special Education at Loveland High School. She is described as a teacher with “a heart of gold [who] instills in her students a desire to learn.” Karol Warden nominated Jessica and said, “Jessica is a tremendous teacher. She goes out of her way to make sure the students have a clear understanding of the lesson so that they are successful. The students […] work very hard in her classes. She attends all school activities and the students are thrilled when she comes to see them.”

Kathy Compton teaches first grade at Centerburg Elementary School and is a September Teacher of the Month! Maria Mattix nominated Kathy and said, “She loves her students and strives for their success. The love she shares with her students is far more than just a teacher: she cares above and beyond the classroom.”

Our next Teacher of the Month is Janet Hazlett. Janet teaches fourth and fifth grade Reading and Math at Ritzman CLC. She has worked to build trusting relationships with her students and colleagues. Janet created a “safe, positive, and productive learning environment” for her students. Ione McIntosh nominated Janet and said, “She is compassionate in caring for students academically, socially and emotionally. Janet exudes her love of learning and is constantly being creative to find and implement tasks and experiences in order to engage her learners.”

Richard Hilvko is our next Teacher of the Month. Richard teaches Math for grades 9-12 at Harrison Central Junior/Senior High School. Ken Parker nominated Richard and said, “Richard is a very hard-working teacher that cares about his students in the classroom as well as outside the classroom. [He] has a deep passion for teaching students to be successful.”

Our last September Teacher of the Month is Jami Gilger. Jami teaches the second grade at Dowds Elementary School. Kristin Kaple-Jones nominated Jami and said, “Mrs. Gilger is an innovative and creative educator. She goes out of her way […] to provide our students with a plethora of learning opportunities outside of the norm. Jami is conscientious and caring and makes it a point to develop a positive a relationship with every student in her room and their families. Jami appreciates a challenge and has become a master of her craft.”

You can nominate an outstanding student or teacher for Academic All Star and Teacher of the Month online by Clicking Here. Nominations are due by 5:00 p.m. on the 10th of every month.
 
Posted: 10/6/2020 12:00:00 PM


Keno Staycation Renovation

Everyone’s hanging out at home more these days, and we have a way for you to transform your space to a perfect getaway with our Keno Staycation Renovation Second Chance Promotion during the month of October!

How do you get in? Just enter any non-winning $10 KENO tickets through MyLotto Rewards between October 1 and October 31 for your chance to win.

One lucky winner will get to choose between a custom outdoor living structure, a technology package or a home improvement package worth $37,000 with gift cards from Home Depot, West Elm, and Sherwin Williams.

Five winners will get to choose a technology package or a home improvement package worth $2,500. Ten winners will receive a $100 cash gift card.

You’ll have your space furnished and ready for your next staycation!

Click here for more details and a peek at the prizes up for grabs.
 
Posted: 10/1/2020 3:03:30 PM


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