A scratch off lottery player from Northeast Ohio wins a big jackpot

Someone who bought a scratch-off in Northeast Ohio won life-changing money.

According to a press release from the Ohio Lottery, a winner claimed $2,000,000 on the scratch-off game $2,000,000 Diamond Spectacular. The ticket was sold at the DM Mart on Cleveland Ave. in Amherst.

The winner chose the cash option of $1,000,000. The take home after taxes is $720,000. The $2,000,000 Diamond Spectacular is a $20 scratch-off with a top prize of $80,000 a year for 25 years.

The winner has to reach the nearest lottery headquarters for further documentation formalities and for claiming their winning prize money, lottery officials said.

They also announced that the winner has only 180 days from the day of the lottery draw.