Lottery player hits wrong button on kiosk — but ends up winning big prize in Ohio
An Ohio woman picked the wrong lottery ticket by mistake, and it landed her on a television game show.
The Minster woman was buying a scratch-off lottery ticket from a self-serve kiosk when she accidentally hit the wrong button, according to a Nov. 6 news release from the Ohio Lottery.
“She never dreamed that simple mistake would end up with her appearing on Cash Explosion®,” the lottery said. “Not only did she make her TV debut that day, but she also became the big winner.”
Cash Explosion is a weekly television show where players can use Cash Explosion scratch-off tickets to enter for a chance to appear on the show and win thousands.
When the woman made her appearance, she won $7,500 and the Ticket Jackpot, all in the first round, according to lottery officials.
“That wasn’t enough to claim a spot in the Cash Challenge. However, (she) took full advantage of advancing to the ’Second Chance’ Cash Challenge by winning $50,000 when her name appeared three times,” lottery officials said.
Even after leaving the show, the woman still had more prizes coming.
She went home with $1,000 worth of “Win it All Tickets.” She tried to wait until Thanksgiving to scratch them but said they were “burning a hole in her pocket,” according to lottery officials.
She won an additional $785 from the tickets.
She and her husband “plan to build an addition on their home so they can have the first-floor owner’s suite of their dreams,” lottery officials said.
