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The Ohio Lottery confirmed that a Dayton man is $150,000 richer after beating unbelievable odds playing the Willy Wonka Golden Ticket scratch-off.
The Ohio Lottery states that the lucky winner's odds were 1 in 1.2 million of winning the $150,000 prize.
The Dayton man purchased his winning ticket from the Speedway at 6501 Miller Road in Dayton. He’s going to receive about $108,000 of the winnings after state and federal taxes, and the Speedway will get a $1,500 sales bonus for selling the winning ticket, the Ohio Lottery confirmed in a press release earlier this week.
Officials also pointed out that there are still chances to win: Two top prizes — plus other prizes — were still up for grabs as of Tuesday (August 10).
The overall odds of winning the Willy Wonka Golden Ticket are 1 in 3.83, according to the Ohio Lottery. Here’s how to play:
“If any one or more of YOUR NUMBERS match any of the WINNING NUMBERS, you win the prize shown below your matching number(s). Reveal a "5X" symbol and win 5 TIMES the prize shown. Reveal a "10X" symbol and win 10 times the prize shown. Reveal a TICKET symbol and win ALL 15 prizes shown!”