Ohio man's beloved dog license number earns him $50,000 lottery prize

An Ohio man won $50,000 in the Pick 5 lotto by using the license tag numbers of his cherished dog , sending a jolt into his heart as he sat on his couch in shock.

Roger Sours, from Tiffin, informed Ohio Lottery authorities that he purchased a ticket at the Pit Stop on N Washington Street for Wednesday's Pick 5 drawing and chose the unique sequence of numbers 1-0-8-2-2.

"I play two sets of numbers for Pick 5 and this number, the number that hit was actually my license number for my German shepherd that I played. She's no longer with us anymore," he said.

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When Sours saw the lottery results on TV, he was astonished. "I just sat here. I watch the lottery when I can, when it's on TV and I just sat here. It was like, I froze. I just couldn't believe that it hit," he recalled.

Sours plans to pay off some debt and increase his savings. After winning the Powerball, a fortunate lottery winner in Ohio announced their financial independence on July 4. According to the Powerball website, a ticket sold in the Buckeye State won the $139.3 million jackpot in Wednesday's drawing when it matched all six balls. Additionally, the $66.5 million cash option is available to the winner.

The winning ticket for the jackpot was purchased in the Huber Heights Walmart Supercenter, according to a Friday announcement from the Ohio Lottery.

The Powerball jackpot has been won five times in 2024; the most recent winner was a New Jersey lottery player who took home a $222.6 million prize on June 10. With this drawing, the Powerball jackpot resets to $20 million for Saturday night. Each Powerball ticket costs $2, but for an additional $1, you may add the Power Play, which increases your possible payout up to five times the initial amount (not including the jackpot and Match 5). In the event that the prize is less than $150 million, there is also a 10x Power Play option.

Click here to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sports and entertainment stories For the white balls, each player chooses five numbers between 1 and 69, and for the red Powerball, they choose one number between 1 and 26. On the other hand, you can also instruct the lottery machine to produce a quick pick ticket with numbers on it.

Rewards range from $4 for hitting the Powerball to $1 million (with the exception of California) for hitting all five white balls, as well as the jackpot for hitting all six balls. On this page, the Powerball website, you may view all of the prize payouts.