Mount gilead store sells winning $50k ticket to lucky lottery player

Mount Gilead store sells winning $50K ticket to lucky lottery player

January 22, 2025

MOUNT GILEAD, OH — A local lottery player is celebrating a $50,000 win after trying their luck with the Ohio Lottery’s Lady Luck 50X scratch-off game.

The winning ticket was purchased at I 71-95 Shell, located at 6022 State Route 95 in Mount Gilead. After federal and state taxes totaling 28 percent, the lucky winner will take home approximately $36,000.

Lady Luck 50X is a $10 scratch-off game offering a top prize of $500,000.

Since its inception in 1974, the Ohio Lottery has contributed more than $33 billion to education statewide.

Chris Quigley

Chris Quigley

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