Man with cancer, out of work wins jackpot: Ohio Lottery

(WJW) – A West Virginia man who says he’s been sick with cancer and out of work had a stroke of luck when he went over the bridge to Ohio and purchased a Rolling Cash 5 lottery ticket.

Just days after the Ohio Lottery announced someone hit the game’s jackpot worth $140,000, Melvin Stubbs III of West Virginia stepped up to claim the prize.

“I think it’s a blessing to win,” he told the Ohio Lottery . “I was pretty happy about it. I couldn’t sleep that night.”

The lucky ticket was purchased at People’s News & Book Mart in Belpre, reported the Ohio Lottery .

After mandatory taxes, Stubbs will take home $100,800, said the Ohio Lottery.

“I’m gonna try to save it up and help my wife because I hadn’t been able to work a few years,” he said.

The Rolling Cash 5 is a daily drawing game. The jackpot starts at $100,000 and grows every time there isn’t a 5 of 5 winner.

According to lottery officials, the odds of winning a Rolling Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 575,757.

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