Winner! A woman from northeast Ohio has won a large cash prize.
Mary Caudill of Lorain won the ticket’s top prize of $2 million.
She chose the $1 million cash option, bringing home $720,000 after paying 28% in obligatory state and federal taxes.
Caudill told the Ohio Lottery that she hopes to use the earnings to buy a house and a car for her children.
The Exxon on Pearl Avenue in Lorain sold the winning ticket.
The $20 scratch-off game called Maximum Millions still has a number of prizes remaining. As of August 15th, the following prizes are still available.
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- $2 million prize ($80,000 annually for 25 years): 2 remaining
- $50,000 prize: 6 remaining
- $10,000 prize: 10 remaining
- $1,000 prize: 54 remaining
- $500 prize: 7,156 remaining
- $100 prize: 72,191 remaining
- $50 prize: 81,346 remaining
- $30 prize: 83,558 remaining
- $25 prize: 290,254 remaining
According to the Ohio Lottery, the chances of winning a prize in the Maximum Millions game are 1 in 3.39.
