Lottery player was ‘shaking’ after scanning his ticket. ‘My wife thought I was joking’
An Ohio lottery player said he “started shaking” after he scanned his scratch-off ticket.
The Findlay man said he and his wife stopped at a gas station to buy some lottery tickets, one of which was a $5 “Cash Explosion 25X” scratch-off, according to an Oct. 11 news release from the Ohio Lottery.
After scratching the ticket, he scanned it with his phone app and got a message saying the ticket was invalid, according to lottery officials.
He went back inside the store to have his ticket checked and learned he’d won $50,000, according to the release.
“I couldn’t believe it. I started shaking,” the man told lottery officials. “My wife thought I was joking with her.”
After mandatory state and federal taxes, the man will take home about $36,000, lottery officials said.
The winner said he plans to use prize to pay bills and “have a little fun with the rest,” per the release.
The winning ticket was purchased at Gas & Express Mart in Findlay. The “Cash Explosion 25X” game has a jackpot of $150,000, according to the Ohio Lottery.
Findlay is about a 95-mile drive northwest from Columbus.
This story was originally published October 11, 2024 at 5:50 PM with the headline "Lottery player was ‘shaking’ after scanning his ticket. ‘My wife thought I was joking’."
