NE Ohio gas station sells $324,000 lottery ticket
LORAIN, Ohio (WJW) — A lucky Ohio Lottery player in Lorain picked the right five numbers to win more than $300,000.
According to a press release, a winning Rolling Cash 5 ticket worth $324,000, before taxes, was recently purchased at Raceway Pure Gas on Oberlin Avenue.
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The lottery said the lucky player chose their numbers, which were 8-24-33-37-39.
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The Rolling Cash 5 is a daily drawing game. The jackpot starts at $100,000 and grows every time there isn't a 5 of 5 winner. The odds of winning the Rolling Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 575,757.
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