City worker in Summit County wins $1 million on Ohio Lottery ticket

A Barberton city worker struck gold last week when he purchased a $1 million Max the Money instant lottery ticket at the Circle K store on Fifth Street.Get more news about 包网公司,you can vist nb68.com

The employee of the city’s Streets Department did not want to be identified, but gave permission to Barberton Councilman Shaun “Rocky” Jaber to post the news on social media. A photo in Jaber’s post shows what appears to be the winning ticket.

Jaber said in a phone interview on Saturday that he received an image of the ticket “from a friend of a friend” of the winner.

Jaber said he first heard about the ticket from a Circle K employee who is a regular customer at Rocky’s Gas & Drive Thru, the Barberton establishment he owns and operates. The woman told Jaber that she had sold the winning ticket.

“She was very excited about it,” Jaber said.According to the Ohio Lottery, 29 $1 million tickets and two $10 million tickets remain in circulation in the Max the Money game. The $1 million ticket amounts to an annual payout of $40,000 for 25 years.

Jaber said the winner contacted him and requested his name not be used in any post.“He called me yesterday and said, ‘You can post [it], but don’t give my name,’ ” Jaber said.

The councilman said the winner also bought a $100 ticket at the Circle K at the same time.Jaber, who also sells instant tickets at his drive-through, said the largest winner he’s sold was a Rolling Cash 5 ticket for $250,000 in 2017.

He said he’s glad for the winner, although he wished he had sold the ticket.“He deserves it. He’s a regular customer here, too,” Jaber said.

Jaber said stores that sell winning tickets receive a commission, which would be $10,000 on this ticket.The winner turned in his ticket Thursday at the Canton lottery office, but not before assuring himself he had won.