Luck seems to be in the air for Ohioans as lottery tickets from the Ohio Lottery are turning up winners across the state, with recent reports highlighting that scratch-off aficionados in Hamilton and Springfield Township have scratched their way to $20,000 prizes each. According to LOCAL12, a Hamilton resident found fortune with a $300 Million Diamond Dazzler scratch-off, while WFMJ notes a similarly lucky find on a VIP Millions ticket in Springfield Township.
After the buzz of winning, these lucky ticket holders are set to take home $14,400 a piece, once state and federal taxes have had their share, because everyone knows the taxman loves to dip his hands into the lottery honey pot, which he does by applying the mandatory 28% tax rate on these winnings. The Ameristop Food Mart on Wooster Pike in Cincinnati is where the Hamilton winner purchased their ticket, as reported by WHIO, while the Springfield Township winner procured their slice of luck at Sami Quick Stop, sharing in the spoils of Ohio's lottery games.
Fascinatingly, there still remains a heap of major prizes up for grabs in both games. The $300 Million Diamond Dazzler, the $20 scratch-off ticket, boasts a top prize of $80,000 per year for a quarter-century, with 10 top prizes yet to be claimed as of September 19. On the other hand, the VIP Millions game tempts participants with a top prize of $40,000 annually for the same 25-year duration, and as of last Thursday, 26 potential life-changers were still in play.
While the names of the lucky individuals are kept under wraps, the stores bask in a bit of the limelight for selling the winning tickets seeing both Ameristop Food Mart and Sami Quick Stop likely attracting more hopefuls eager to test their luck, no doubt the news has sparked a flurry of excitement and has locals flocking to see if lady luck will smile upon them next because who wouldn't want an extra $14,400 in their pocket after all, money does have a way of making the world go round, right?
