Man uses late dog’s license number to win huge Ohio lottery prize. ‘I froze’
An Ohio man was left in shock when he saw he won a huge lottery prize.
Roger Sours was watching TV when he saw the Pick 5 drawing winning numbers announced on Aug. 14, according to a news release from the Ohio lottery.
To his surprise, he matched all five numbers.
“I just sat here. I watch the lottery when I can, when it’s on TV and I just sat here. It was like, I froze. I just couldn’t believe that it hit,” he said in the release.
The numbers, 1-0-8-2-2, were special to Sours.
“I play two sets of numbers for Pick 5 and this number, the number that hit was actually my license number for my German Shepherd that I played. She’s no longer with us anymore,” he told lottery officials.
Sours played the winning numbers at a store in Tiffin and hit for $50,000.
He said he plans to “take care of a few things” then save the rest.
This story was originally published August 19, 2024 at 3:21 PM with the headline "Man uses late dog’s license number to win huge Ohio lottery prize. ‘I froze’."