Someone who swung by the Giant Eagle on Edgecliff in Cleveland just scored the kind of receipt you do not crumple up. An Ohio Lottery ticket sold there matched all six numbers in Monday night’s Millionaire for Life drawing, making the buyer the first grand-prize winner since the new game launched in February. The play hit all five white balls — 4, 15, 19, 21 and 31 — plus Millionaire Ball 4, a combo that pays $1 million a year for life under the annuity option. The winner has not stepped forward publicly.
Winning ticket details
According to Powerball, the winning numbers were drawn on April 27, and the lucky entry was a manual-pick ticket sold at the Giant Eagle at 15325 Edgecliff Ave. in Cleveland. Powerball reports that this is the game’s first jackpot hit since Millionaire for Life went live in February and notes that the game is a multi-state draw with daily drawings. The Ohio Lottery has not released the name of the ticket holder.
What Millionaire for Life pays and how it works
The New Jersey Lottery briefing spells out the prize structure. The grand prize pays $1,000,000 a year for life or a one-time cash option of $18 million. The second-tier prize pays $100,000 a year for life or $2.2 million as a lump sum. The release notes that both top prizes come with a 20-year guaranteed payout period. Each play costs $5, overall odds of winning any prize are about 1 in 8.47, and the odds of hitting the grand prize are roughly 1 in 22.9 million. The game is offered in dozens of jurisdictions, including Ohio, and was built to generate more frequent "for-life" winners than the largest national jackpots.
How to claim and what winners should do
The Ohio Lottery’s claim guidance states that winning tickets must be turned in within 180 days of the drawing. Larger prizes are handled at regional offices or at the Lottery’s central office in the Lausche Building in Cleveland. The instructions outline where various prize levels can be cashed and describe both mail-in and in-person claim procedures for Ohio winners. Officials advise anyone holding a big-ticket winner to secure and sign the ticket, contact the Lottery to schedule a claim appointment, and talk with legal and tax professionals before choosing between the annuity and cash options.
Store, community and next steps
The Giant Eagle on Edgecliff is suddenly the kind of place where people double-check their stubs a little more carefully. Once a retailer sells a life-changing ticket, regulars tend to swing by with fresh hope in their pockets. Powerball confirms the store sold a manual-pick entry, and once the winner files a claim, the Lottery will verify the ticket and start payout procedures through its regional office.
Why it matters
This win is an early milestone for Millionaire for Life, a new multi-state game built around frequent life-prize payouts and significantly better top-prize odds than the biggest national jackpots. If there is even a chance you are holding the winning ticket, keep it safe, do not sign it over to anyone, and contact the Ohio Lottery to begin the claim process. The 180-day clock is already ticking.
