Man wins $50K in stop at local gas station

BEREA, Ohio (WJW) – Austin said Wednesday, August 29, started like any average day. But a stop at the gas station left him $50,000 richer.

According to the Ohio Lottery , Austin purchased a $10 scratch-off ticket at Speedway #8133 in Berea.

He bought one $500,000 Platinum Jackpot ticket.

“I went to the car and started scratching it and then I realized it was $5,000 after $5,000 after $5,000,” he told the Ohio Lottery. “I called my wife. I was shaking so bad; she couldn’t even see the ticket on FaceTime.”

He said he then went to the cashier and asked him to cash the ticket.

“I was like, ‘It’s a big one’ and then he laughed,” he said. “He was like, ‘I can’t believe I just sold this guy a $50,000 ticket five minutes ago.'”

After taxes, the take-home amount is $36,000.

Austin said he plans to pay off a few things and buy something nice for himself.

Platinum Jackpot has a top prize of $500,000. Three top prizes remain, according to the Ohio Lottery.

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