‘I won,’ sister says after playing brother’s lottery ticket. ‘No, excuse me. I won’
A hot dog craving led one Ohio man to a major lottery win, officials said.
While stopping at a Rossford Speedway on his way home from work to satisfy the craving, he noticed the last $50 “Billion” scratch-off ticket, which had been there for days, still sitting in the case, according to Dec. 13 Ohio Lottery news release.
“I told the girl, ‘let me have the last ticket’ so they can put a new book in,” the winner told lottery officials.
He scratched the ticket in his truck and stopped when he revealed a 500X symbol, according to the release.
He told lottery officials he wanted to let his sister finish scratching it to reveal the prize.
After scratching the ticket, she told her brother he’d won $5,000, according to lottery officials.
“I said, ‘are you sure?’” the winner told officials. He used his phone to scan the ticket on a lottery app then showed her the real amount.
“She looked at it and she’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, I won $50,000’ and I go, ‘No, excuse me. I won $50,000,” the winner said.
He will receive $36,000 after state and federal taxes, according to the release. He said he plans to save the money.
Rossford is about a 5-mile drive south from downtown Toledo.
This story was originally published December 16, 2024 at 1:54 PM with the headline "‘I won,’ sister says after playing brother’s lottery ticket. ‘No, excuse me. I won’."
