Ohio scratch-off turns into $300k windfall for lucky winner
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Ohio Scratch-Off Turns Into $300K Windfall for Lucky Winner

LANCASTER, Ohio — A Circle K customer in Lancaster turned a $10 Feeling Lucky ticket into a $300,000 windfall, Ohio Lottery officials announced.

The winning ticket was sold at Circle K #5556 on North Memorial Drive. After federal and state taxes, the winner will take home approximately $216,000.

The Feeling Lucky game still offers eight more top prizes of $300,000, along with other prizes, with overall odds of winning any prize at 1 in 3.83.

Circle K will receive a $3,000 bonus for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.

Lottery continues to support education

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

Players can visit www.ohiolottery.com/supportingeducation for information about how proceeds help schools.

No additional details about the winner have been released.

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