Lucky For Life lottery winner: Ticket sold in Ohio hits big prize

WESTERVILLE, Ohio — We have a big lottery winner here in Ohio as one ticket just hit the second-tier prize in the Lucky For Life drawing on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. 

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Ohio Lottery officials say the winning ticket was sold at Tobacco Plus in Westerville, which is located outside of Columbus. It was an auto-pick ticket that matched the five primary numbers, only missing the top prize for failing to miss the Lucky Ball. 

That means the winner gets $25,000 a year for life or they can select a one-time payment worth $390,000.

The odds of winning the second-tier prize are one in 1,813,028.

Lucky For Life’s jackpot pays $1,000 a day for life or a cash option with a one-time payment of $5,750,000.

Lucky For Life lottery drawings are held daily – seven days a week – at 10:35 p.m. Each ticket costs $2.

Are you feeling lucky? Ohio has recently seen some big winners in previous lottery drawings. Those winners include...

• Nov. 14 in Mega Millions: $4 million winning ticket sold in Swanton
• Oct. 10 in Powerball: $1 million winning ticket sold in Medina
• Oct. 9 in Classic Lotto: $5.5 million winning ticket sold in Parma Heights
• Oct. 7 in Powerball: $1 million winning ticket sold in Curtice
• July 19 in Powerball: $1 million winning ticket sold in Xenia
• July 18 in Mega Millions: $1 million winning ticket sold in Brook Park
  
• June 14 in Powerball: $1 million winning ticket sold in Fairfield
• June 9 in Mega Millions: $1 million winning ticket sold in Moraine
• May 31 in Powerball: Ticket sold in New Albany hits $1 million prize
• April 27 in Make My Year scratch-off game: A winning ticket worth $2.5 million is sold at a GetGo store in Alliance
• April 26 drawing in Lucky For Life: A winning ticket sold at an East End Express in Hubbard hit the second-tier prize that pays $25,000 per year for life
• April 19 drawing in Powerball: A winning ticket sold at a GetGo in Summit County wins the jackpot worth $252.6 million

• April 18 drawing in Mega Millions: One ticket sold at a Circle K in Berea wins a $1 million prize
• March 13 drawing in Powerball: A winning ticket sold in southern Ohio hits $2 million
• Jan. 10 drawing in Mega Millions: Two $1 million winning tickets sold in Ohio
• Jan. 7 drawing in Powerball: Winning ticket worth $2 million sold in Vermilion

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