OHIO — A Norwalk man is celebrating a life-changing lottery win after claiming a $3 million jackpot from an Ohio Lottery scratch-off ticket.
According to the Ohio Lottery, the man bought the winning ticket at Millers Market on Whittlesey Avenue while picking up groceries. Officials said he initially won $20 on a scratch-off and used those winnings to buy another ticket.
That second ticket — a “Wild Cash Tripler” scratch-off — turned out to be the jackpot winner.
Lottery officials said the man first saw a prize of $120,000 on the ticket and was confused since that amount was not listed among the possible prizes. After scanning it, he learned he had actually won $120,000 per year for 25 years, totaling $3 million.
The winner chose the lump sum option of $1.5 million and will receive about $1,098,750 after taxes.
According to the Ohio Lottery, he plans to use the money to pay off his home, take a vacation, and invest the remaining amount.
The Ohio Lottery has contributed more than $34 billion to education since 1974.
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