Ohio man retrieves trash lottery ticket, claims Ohio Lottery $100000 Prize

An Ohio man turned an ohio lottery $100000 prize into a real payout after he accidentally threw away a scratch-off ticket, then pulled it out of the trash before it was collected. He later claimed the prize and took home $73,250 after required tax withholdings.

Willard ticket recovery

The ticket was a Bingo 25 Times 25 ticket bought from the Circle K on Walton Street in Willard. When he realized it had ended up in the trash, he went into a panic and had to go dumpster diving to get it back.

That recovery happened before the trash was collected, which kept the ticket from being lost permanently. Once he had it in hand again, the ticket turned out to be worth $100,000.

June 8 claim

On June 8, the man said he had accidentally thrown the scratch-off away and recovered it from the trash. He then claimed the prize and received $73,250 after tax withholdings.

The practical lesson for other lottery players is simple: a discarded ticket can still matter if it is retrieved in time. After the prize claim, the difference between a lost piece of paper and a cash payout was whether the ticket was found before the trash left.