OHIO — A Knox County woman is celebrating a big Ohio Lottery win after turning a $20 wager into a $50,000 prize in Centerburg.
According to the Ohio Lottery, K. of Centerburg won the prize while playing 50 Year Fortune, a Touch & Win game, at the 1834 Midway Tavern on North Clayton Street in Centerburg.
The winner said she usually plays progressive games but decided to try something different. After putting $20 into the machine, she said she won and lost small amounts before hitting the jackpot.
K. initially believed she had won $599 before a friend encouraged her to take another look at the screen. That’s when she realized the prize was actually $50,000.
After 26.75% in state and federal taxes, she will take home $36,625.
The winner told lottery officials she plans to put the money into savings and use it to help make retirement “a little easier – and more fun.”
Touch & Win games are a style of EZPLAY games based on the traditional Keno game and are only available at retailers equipped with Touch & Win terminals. According to the Ohio Lottery, the odds of winning the top prize in Fifty Year Fortune are 1 in 4.65.
The Ohio Lottery says it has contributed more than $34 billion to education across the state since 1974.
