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February 2020 | VOL. 3 NO. 7

                                                                          Multiply the
                                                                            Winning.
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TICKET SELLER
February 2020

Contents
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3! Scratch off Spotlight:        Get
ready for the Monopoly® multiplier series
of games, which goes on sale Feb. 18.

4! Taking Care of Business:
                                                                                                        A message
Reputation and public trust. A
reminder from the Office of Security.                                                                   from the Director
4! Taking Care of Business:                                                                             February is the perfect time to review Lottery business
                                                                                                        fundamentals. We encourage you to meet with your Lottery
Housekeeping. Tips for keeping your                                                                     sales representative to examine operating procedures and
Lottery business in good order.
                                                                                                        training needs, charting a path forward for the next few
6! The 2020 Census. Get                                                                                 months, or the entire year.
counted. Support our communities                                                    When your business operates at top form, we protect the integrity and long-
by getting your voice heard. Census                                                 term health of our brand. Maintaining strong communication is integral to this
responses can now be made online.
                                                                                    partnership.
7! Big Winners.        See                                                          On page 7, you’ll find our most recent Big Winners report among our selection
where the latest big winners of Ohio                                                of draw games. Customers love to know where our biggest winners have been
Lottery draw games were sold from July                                              sold, and this summary of recent winners is a valuable tool to post by your
through December 2019.                                                              Ohio Lottery play station.

8! Retailer Incentive Program.                                                      In this month’s report, you’ll find among the listing the largest prize ever won
Check out retailer performance in the                                               by an Ohio Lottery player. That prize, sold for the Dec. 17 Mega Millions
fourth quarter of 2019.                                                             jackpot drawing, topped $372 million and was hit at the Giant Eagle in
                                                                                    Mentor. The following day, I had the pleasure of presenting an honorary check
                                                                                    for $100,000 to that Giant Eagle location. The winner recently claimed the
                                                                                    prize in trust.

                                                                                    It’s time for us to rally together in support of the 2020 Census, which will have
                                                                                    a major impact on the communities in which we all live and work. An accurate
                                                                                    count will ensure that our voices are heard on the federal level, providing our
.................................................................................   communities with much needed resources.
All efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of
the information provided. However, the Ohio                                         Completing the census is quick and easy, and can now be done online. Please
Lottery makes no warranties or representations                                      post this 2020 Census news, which can be found on page 6. Participate in the
as to the accuracy of the information supplied
herein. Winning numbers and jackpot amounts                                         2020 Census and encourage those around you to take part. Our communities
can only be verified through our gaming sys-                                        and our state will benefit.
tem, accessible at any Ohio Lottery office.
                                                                                    And finally, I’m happy to report that Governor Mike DeWine announced the
The Ohio Lottery is an Equal
Opportunity Employer and Service                                                    appointment of three new Commissioners, who joined us for last month’s
Provider.                                                                           Commission meeting. We welcome Mark Rickel of Columbus, Jonathan
                                                                                    Hughes of Dublin, and Nita Gupta of Wadsworth and look forward to their
1-800-686-4208                                                                      service. I encourage you to learn more about our Commissioners at www.
www.ohiolottery.com
                                                                                    ohiolottery.com/.
Pat McDonald, Director
A publication of the Ohio Lottery's Office
of Communications.                                                                  Sincerely,
Contributors
Marie Kilbane Seckers, Editor
Molly Fanta
Editorial input provided by the Offices of                                          Pat McDonald, Executive Director
Marketing and Sales Management.
Regional liaisons: Jillann Kinn, Victoria                                           The Ohio Lottery
Nacci, TJ Pasquale.

24/7 Problem Gamblers Helpline:
1-800-589-9966
Please Play Responsibly

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Monopoly™ is Back
New series offers multiplier
feature, boosting prizes
We’re taking the popularity of Monopoly, adding a family of games,
with price points ranging from $1 to $10, to interest all types of
customers.

Check out:

                                                                                            Monopoly scratch offs
                                                                                              have been an Ohio
$1 Monopoly™ 5x                                                                             Lottery player favorite
Top prize: $1,000
Top prize odds: 1 in 266,667
                                                                                           for more than 20 years.
Overall odds: 1 in 4.75
Includes multiplier of 2x and 5x the prize!

$2 Monopoly™ 10x                      $5 Monopoly™ 25x                 $10 Monopoly™ 50x
Top prize: $20,000                    Top prize: $150,000              Top prize: $500,000
Top prize odds: 1 in 1.2 million      Top prize odds: 1 in 1 million   Top prize odds: 1 in 1 million
Overall odds: 1 in 4.72               Overall odds: 1 in 3.91          Overall odds: 1 in 3.69
Includes multiplier of 5x and 10x     More than $20 million in cash    More than $42 million in cash
the prize!                            prizes!                          prizes!

                                                March Mania
                                                returns March 19
                                                From noon to midnight on select tournament game days,
                                                every $20, single-ticket KENO purchase earns customers
                                                free Keno play – a $1, 3-spot wager good for three
                                                consecutive drawings.

                                                Enjoy the upcoming Keno promotion on the
                                                following tournament game dates:

                                                   • March 19-22                 • April 4
                                                   • March 26-29                 • April 6
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Taking Care of Business:

                                                       Reputation and
             Updates                                   public trust
                                                       Earning a license to sell Ohio Lottery games is a privilege, putting retailers in
 On Sale                                               a position of public trust. We know a good reputation boosts the confidence of
 Feb. 17, 2020                                         Lottery players and the larger community we serve, positively impacting sales.
 $500,000 Cashword ($10), #575
 Feb. 18, 2020                                         The Office of Security, which manages the Retailer Compliance Inspection
 Monopoly™ 5X ($1), #555                               Program, focuses on ensuring the highest level of customer confidence at
 Monopoly™ 10X ($2), #556                              retail.
 Monopoly™ 25X ($5), #557
                                                       “The vast majority of our retailers follow the rules, pay our players what
 Monopoly™ 50X ($10), #558
                                                       they’re owed and operate with integrity,” says Security Director Michael
                                                       Black. “We’re here to make sure our retailers and all Ohioans have that
 Closings                                              confidence.”
 Feb. 3-13, 2020
 Decade of Dollars ($2), #497
                                                       Any complaints about bad behavior are investigated thoroughly. Random
 Fireball Bingo ($2), #502                             checks on retailer operations are also made to protect customers.
 Power Play Cashword ($2), #514
 $50 in a Flash ($1), #515                             “A good reputation is everything,” says Black.
 Special Edition Cashword ($5), #524
 Holiday Multiplier ($2), #539

 Last Date to Redeem
 Feb. 11, 2020
 Million Dollar Payday ($10), #408
 Million Dollar Multiplier ($10), #453
 Diamonds and Gold ($10), #469
                                                    Taking Care of Business:
 All About the Bens ($5), #475
 Holiday Cash ($1), #480
 Holiday Gifts ($2), #481
                                                    Housekeeping
 Naughty or Nice ($3), #482
 Holiday Fun ($10), #484                            Keep your business information up-to-date and current with the
 Snow Me the Money ($1), #485                       Ohio Lottery, so you have access to the latest communication
 Reindeer Games ($2), #486                          and supplies needed to run well.
 Winter Ice Multiplier ($5), #487
 March 11, 2020                                     Tax season’s approaching. By now, you should have received
 Cashword Tripler ($3), #339                        your 1099 from the Ohio Lottery. If you have not, please
 Bingo Plus ($3), #404                              contact Retailer Accounts at 1-800-686-4208.
 7 ($5), #460
                                                    Is your contact information up-to-date and complete? Visit
 Bingo Times 10 ($5), #465
                                                    Retailer Central at www.ohiolottery.com to renew your
 Cash Explosion ($2), #455
                                                    license and update any necessary business information,
 $500,000 Cashword ($10), #471                      including your Lottery bank account, your business’ legal
 Double Doubler ($1), #490                          address and information on business principals.
 $500 Cashword ($10), #501
 Cash Wheel ($3), #498                              Safeguard your lottery account with Payer Express. Set
                                                    up Payer Express in order to pay any past due invoices.
Please note that all on-sale dates are tentative.   Retailers with licenses for on-site consumption of
These game releases are current as of Jan. 31,
2020 and are subject to change.
                                                    liquor can use the system to make any necessary
                                                    deposits into their Liability Deposit Program
                                                    account.

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Scratch Off Features
for February                                          Check ‘em out
On sale Feb. 18, 2020                                  coming your way soon
                                                      Please note that all on-sale dates are tentative. These game releases
Monopoly™ 5X                                                  are current as of Jan. 31, 2020 and are subject to change.
($1), #555
Top prize: $1,000
Overall odds: 1 in 4.75
Percentage payout: 62.1%
Tickets per pack: 200
Number of tickets printed: 8.0 million
Actual size: 2.5” x 4.0”
UPC Code: 6 70656 01555 2
Special Features: Monopoly™ 5X offers more than
$4.8 million in total prizes.
......................................

Monopoly™ 10X
($2), #556
Top prize: $20,000
Overall odds: 1 in 4.72
Percentage payout: 65.1%
Tickets per pack: 100
Number of tickets printed: 100 million
Actual size: 4.0” x 4.0”
UPC Code: 6 70656 02556 8
Special Features: Monopoly™ 10X offers players a
chance to multiply their prize by five or 10 times.
Monopoly™ 10X offers more than $6.0 million in
total prizes.
......................................

Monopoly™ 25X
($5), #557
Top prize: $150,000
Overall odds: 1 in 3.91
Percentage payout: 69.1%
Tickets per pack: 50
Number of tickets printed: 6.0 million
Actual size: 6.0” x 4.0”
UPC Code: 6 70656 05557 2
Special Features: Players have a chance to multiply
their prize by five, 10, or 25 times. Monopoly™ 25X
offers more than $20 million in total prizes.
......................................

Monopoly™ 50X
($10), #558
Top prize: $500,000
Overall odds: 1 in 3.69
Percentage payout: 73.2%
Tickets per pack: 50
Number of tickets printed: 6.0 million
Actual size: 8.0” x 4.0”
UPC Code: 6 70656 10558 1
Special Features: Players have a chance to multiply
their prize by five, 10, 25 or even 50 times.
Monopoly™ 50X offers more than $42 million in
total prizes.
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Census 2020:
                          Responding Online
The purpose of Census 2020 is to count everyone once, and              Your responses are combined with other responses purely to
only once, in the right place. The U.S. Census Bureau counts           produce statistical summaries. Any identifiable information about
the population by collecting basic information from every              an individual or household cannot be shared for 72 years.
household, including those who live in group or non-traditional
living arrangements.                                                   These protections ensure the personal information you provide
                                                                       cannot be used against you in any way. Your personal information
The Census is easy, safe and important.                                will not be shared with law enforcement, including DHS, ICE,
This year is the first time you can submit your Census                 FBI, CIA or police departments.
information online. It typically takes 10 minutes to complete,
making it easy for you to respond anytime and anywhere.                All responses submitted online and stored in its computers are
                                                                       encrypted. Only verified Census officials have access to this
Every household will get a postcard in the mail within the next        information.
month. There will be a unique identification number written on it.
When you fill it out online, you enter that number to verify that it   This impact of this count lasts for the next 10 years, since
is your information.                                                   following estimates are based on the original Census count. Let’s
                                                                       get the count right for Ohio.
The U.S. Census Bureau is bound by law to protect the privacy
and confidentiality of everyone who responds to the Census.            Be Counted Ohio: It’s easy, safe and important.

        Check out www.Census.Ohio.Gov for more information.
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Big Winners for
July-December 2019
Date      Agent                                             City         Region

July 2019 • Rolling Cash 5 Jackpot Prize
7/8/19   REMKE #17 -- $308,000                   CINCINNATI                 4
7/15/19 585 BELL STORES #17 -- $221,000          WOOSTER                    7
7/17/19 SPEEDWAY #3637 -- $55,000                YOUNGSTOWN                 8
7/17/19 CLOVER MERCHANT DUCHESS #1179 -- $55,000 MARION                     5
7/26/19 THOMAS DRIVE THRU -- $248,000            AKRON                      7
7/31/19 CIRCLE K #5378 -- $140,000               FREMONT                    2

July 2019 • Powerball $1M Prize
7/10/19 CHUD’ S INC                                         FREMONT         2

July 2019 • Powerball $50,000 Prize (4-of-5 Plus the Powerball)
7/10/19 TRUE NORTH #720                                       CENTERVILLE   3

July 2019 • Lucky for Life ($25,000/Yr/Life)                                      Date     Agent                                              City      Region
7/11/19 SAGER’S BAR & GRILL                                 HOLGATE         2     October 2019 • Powerball $1M Prize (5-of-5 Without the Powerball)
7/25/19 SPEEDWAY #9166                                      BELLAIRE        6     10/16/19 SPEEDWAY # 1017                                    LORE CITY    6

July 2019 • Classic Lotto Jackpot Prize                                           November 2019 • Rolling Cash 5 Jackpot Prize
7/27/19 BRECKSVILLE'S MORE-4-LESS -- $18.7 MILLION          BRECKSVILLE     1     11/4/19 OM OIL N MAIN -- $248,000                           DAYTON         3
                                                                                  11/4/19 KWIK STOP -- $248,000                               IRONTON        6
August 2019 • Rolling Cash 5 Jackpot Prize                                        11/9/19 CIRCLE K #5611 -- $70,000                           TWINSBURG      7
8/1/19   SPEEDY MART -- $50,000                             BELLEFONTAINE 3       11/9/19 PARTY LINE BEVERAGE -- $70,000                      AKRON          7
8/1/19   BUEHLER’S #10 -- $50,000                           DOVER         8       11/10/19 RICH’S MINI MART -- $100,000                       BROOKLYN       1
8/4/19   EAST LANCASTER DUCHESS #1254 -- $120,000           LANCASTER     3       11/12/19 KORK & KAP -- $110,000                             CRESTLINE      2
8/8/19   ORRVILLE BELL STORES #51 -- $130,000               ORRVILLE      8       11/15/19 SPEEDWAY #9189 -- $120,000                         DELAWARE       5
8/11/19 GO MART #114 -- $120,000                            ROCKBRIDGE 5          11/21/19 BELLSTORE #146 -- $155,000                         MALVERN        8
8/13/19 MARATHON #230 -- $110,000                           URBANA        7       11/30/19 SPEEDWAY #3634 -- $291,000                         AKRON          7
8/14/19 BRYAN MAIN STOP -- $50,000                          BRYAN         2
8/14/19 STOP N GO -- $50,000                                STRUTHERS     8       November 2019 • Powerball $1M Prize
8/22/19 AMERISTOP FOOD MART #29118 -- $222,000              MIDDLETOWN 2          11/9/19 QUICK STOP MM:2                                     DAYTON         3
8/25/19 SMITH & SNOW SHELL -- $120,000                      BROOK PARK 8
                                                                                  November 2019 • Powerball $50,000 Prize (4-of-5 Plus the Powerball)
August 2019 • Powerball $1M Prize                                                 11/30/19 STERLING ONE STOP                                  MT STERLING    5
8/17/19 WATERVILLE CARRY OUT                                WATERVILLE      2
                                                                                  November 2019 • Kicker ($100,000 Prize)
August 2019 • Powerball $50,000 Prize (4-of-5 Plus the Powerball)                 11/13/19 SAK’S MARKET                                       NEWARK         5
8/10/19 HAMDEN FOOD MART #280                               HAMDEN          6
8/17/19 LUCKIE'S PONY KEG                                   CINCINNATI      1     December 2019 • Rolling Cash 5 Jackpot Prize
8/24/19 FIVE MILE MARATHON PP:2                             CINCINNATI      4     12/1/19 CIRCLE K #5243 -- $100,000                          WESTLAKE     1
8/24/19 SPEEDWAY #9286                                      PROCTORVILLE    6     12/11/19 DISCOUNT DRUG MART #36 -- $295,000                 EASTLAKE     7
                                                                                  12/14/19 SPEEDWAY #9574 -- $120,000                         CINCINNATI   4
August 2019 • KICKER ($100,000 Prize)                                             12/20/19 TO GO’S SHELL -- $150,000                          WEST CHESTER 4
8/28/19 ABERDEEN 1ST STOP #54                               ABERDEEN        4     12/21/19 JERRY’S PIZZA -- $100,000                          CHILLICOTHE 5
                                                                                  12/31/19 DISCOUNT DRUG MART #01 -- $355,000                 ELYRIA       9
September 2019 • Rolling Cash 5 Jackpot Prize
9/2/19   SPEEDWAY #9300 -- $253,000                         TROTWOOD        3     December 2019 • Powerball $50,000 Prize (4-of-5 Plus the Powerball)
9/4/19   VIBRANT EXPRESS -- $110,000                        MORROW          4     12/4/19 SPEEDWAY #1180 PP:3                                 COLUMBUS       5
9/7/19   MT REPOSE MINI MART -- $120,000                    MILFORD         4     12/11/19 CITY LIMITS                                        ATHENS         6
9/9/19   PORTAGE LAKES EXPRESS -- $110,000                  AKRON           7     12/11/19 SPEEDWAY #3385                                     N RIDGEVILLE   9
9/12/19 GIANT EAGLE #5817 -- $120,000                       PARMA           1     12/11/19 SPEEDWAY #5289                                     COLUMBUS       5
9/13/19 GIANT EAGLE #4030 -- $100,000                       TALLMADGE       7     12/18/19 GET GO #3431                                       LAKEWOOD       1
9/24/19 GIANT EAGLE #4089 -- $319,000                       DOVER           8     12/18/19 BP MAHONING-CHAMPION                               WARREN         8

September 2019 • Powerball $50,000 Prize (4-of-5 Plus the Powerball)              December 2019 • Mega Millions Jackpot Prize
9/25/19 MAIN STREET QUICK STOP                              HAMILTON        4     12/17/19 GIANT EAGLE #1282 -- $375 MILLION                  MENTOR         7
9/28/19 KWIK N KOLD                                         HAMILTON        4
                                                                                  December 2019 • KICKER ($100,000 Prize)
October 2019 • Rolling Cash 5 Jackpot Prize                                       12/2/19 SMOKEY ROW TOBACCO              WORTHINGTON 5
10/1/19 COMPTON POINT DRIVE THRU -- $203,000                CINCINNATI      4
10/4/19 CONVENIENT FOOD MART #3-103 -- $120,000             MAPLE HTS       1
10/5/19 SHELL 1233 -- $100,000                              CINCINNATI      4     MP: Winner mutliplied prize by adding Megaplier
10/10/19 COLUMBUS DUCHESS #1631 -- $140,000                 COLUMBUS        5     PP: Winner multiplied prize by adding Power Play
10/23/19 JB BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO -- $554,000                N ROYALTON      1
                                                                                  *Items in bold unclaimed as of Jan 30, 2020
October 2019 • Powerball $50,000 Prize (4-of-5 Plus the Powerball)
10/2/19 FOUR SEASONS MINI MART                               E LIVERPOOL    8
10/6/19 T & W MART                                           CLEVELAND      1
10/16/19 SPEEDWAY #1232                                      MIAMISBURG     3
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Retailer Incentive Program
Fourth quarter 2019 results: (Oct.-Dec. 2019)
Congratulations to the 3,247 Ohio Lottery retailers who earned bonuses in the Retailer Incentive Program during the fourth quarter of
2019 incentive period. That’s up 5.3% from the prior period. These retailers shared more than $3.3 million in bonuses.

 Top 10 Retailer Incentive Winners (By Region)                                                                         Overall
                                                                                              • Smith & Snow Shell, Brook Park
                                                                                              • D & M Convenience Food Mart,
 Region 1                                      Region 2                                         Solon
  •   Smith & Snow Shell, Brook Park              •   Lottery Express, Toledo                 • Lottery Express, Toledo
  •   D & M Convenience Food Mart, Solon          •   Butt Hut #4, Findlay
                                                                                              • Bee Gee’s Minit Market, Kettering
  •   Quick Shop Food Mart, S Euclid              •   Speedy Mart, Toledo
  •   Emery Convenient Food Mart,                 •   Knight of Columbus 608, Tiffin          • Murray Bros Old Time Str #2,
      Warrensville Hts                            •   FOE Aerie 2246, Montpelier
                                                                                                Cincinnati
  •   Mike’s Convenient Food Mart,                •   Max Mart, Toledo                        • Whitehall Shell Care Wash,
      Cleveland Hts                               •   Fat Jack’s Pizza, Lima                    Whitehall
  •   East 55th St. Clair Shell, Cleveland        •   Fricker’s #110, Maumee                  • Woolfe’s Huff & Puff Mini Mart, New
  •   Highland Food Mart, Richmond Hts            •   Johnny’s On the Spot #2, Oregon           Lexington
  •   Dunham Beverage, Maple Hts                  •   Napoleon Party Mart, Napoleon           • Sammy’s Food Mart, Streetsboro
  •   Convenient Food Mart #3-115, Euclid
  •   Sheliga Drug, Cleveland                                                                 • Stop N Go, Struthers
                                                                                              • Sandusky Food Mart, Sandusky
                                               Region 4
                                                  • Murray Bros Old Time Store #2,
                                                    Cincinnati
 Region 3                                         • Ameristop Fd Mart, W Gailbraith Rd,                   268 retailers met the
  •   Bee Gee’s Minit Market, Kettering             Cincinnati                                     3.5% sales increase, securing $1.3
  •   Plum Food Mart, Springfield                 • Ameristop Fd Mart, Springdale Rd.,            million more in sales compared to the
  •   BPOE Lodge 51, Springfield                    Cincinnati                                    same period last year. An impressive
  •   The Union Club, Springfield                 • Winton Sunoco, Cincinnati                      2,979 retailers met the 6.0% sales
  •   Union Food & Gas, Englewood                 • Dixie Delicatessen, Fairfield                   increase, generating an additional
  •   Moose 6145, Miamisburg                      • Ameristop Food Mart #29058,                           $62.2 million in sales.
  •   Dixie Stop, Dayton                            Cincinnati
  •   Dayton Moose #73, Beaver Creek              • John’s Carryout, Cincinnati
  •   H & L Market, Dayton                        • Thrifty Food Mart, Cincinnati
  •   Starfire Express, Dayton                    • Springdale BP, Cincinnati                 Region 8
                                                  • RJ’s Sports Pub, West Chester             • Stop N Go, Struthers
                                                                                              • Colla’s Market, Austintown
                                                                                              • Grumpy Grandpa’s Git N Go Food,
                                               Region 6                                         Ashtabula
 Region 5                                                                                     • Campbell Shell, Campbell
  •   Whitehall Shell Car Wash, Whitehall         • Woolfe’s Huff & Puff Mini Mart, New
                                                                                              • Fast Trac, Boardman
  •   S Hi Carryout, Columbus                       Lexington
                                                                                              • Penn Ohio Lottery & Deli, Masury
  •   Delaware Food Mart, Delaware                • Crossroads of Logan East, Logan
                                                                                              • Schenley Carryout, Youngstown
  •   M & S Carryout, Columbus                    • Clark’s Pump N Shop #7, Oak Hill
                                                                                              • Marty’s Coaches Corner, New Philadelphia
  •   Dairy Mart #5464, Columbus                  • Rich Oil #3701, Chesapeake
                                                                                              • Toronto Gas & Go, Toronto
  •   Square’s Carryout, Columbus                 • Clark’s Pump N Shop #38, Proctorville
                                                                                              • Lakeside Sport Shop, Cortland
  •   Norm’s Market, Groveport                    • Cambridge News & Carryout, Cambridge
  •   Onestop, Grove City                         • Briar Patch Convenient Mart, Lucasville
  •   Jordan’s Deli & Catering, Gahanna           • Go Mart #113, Nelsonville
  •   3-C Food Mart, Dublin                       • Clark’s Pump N Shop #25, Proctorville     Region 9
                                                  • Shade on State Street, Athens             •    Sandusky Food Mart, Sandusky
                                                                                              •    Brownie’s Market, Sheffield Lake
                                                                                              •    Lorain Smokes & Beverage, Lorain
 Region 7                                                                                     •    Sunoco Hop-In, Lorain
  •   Sammy’s Food Mart, Streetsboro          •   Handy Jim’s, Akron                          •    Perkins Convenient Food Mart, Sandusky
  •   Woodlawn Food Mart, Canton              •   A Plus Quickmart, Northfield                •    Westside Marathon, Elyria
  •   Convenient Foods #3-114, Willowick      •   BP of Chesterland, Chesterland              •    Matt’s Mart, Mansfield
  •   Giant Eagle #6348, Ravenna              •   Convenient Food Mart, Mentor-on-the-Lake    •    Convenient Food #743, Elyria
  •   Smoke World Tobacco & Beverage,         •   Oak Hill Sunoco, Akron                      •    Dairy Mart, Avon
      Willoughby Hills                                                                        •    Giant Eagle #199, North Ridgeville

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Winner News!
A. Powerball winners • Dec. 17, 2019
  Five happy employees from Athens Sports Cycle shared a
  $50,000 prize in the Dec. 17 Powerball drawing. They
  purchased their winning ticket from City Limits in Athens.
  From left to right: Ryan Moore, Murray City; William
  Kottyan, Athens; Charles Wood, Racine; Trish Collins,
  Glouster and Ryan Tipton, Jackson.                                                                            A

B. Fastest Road to $1 Million winner • November
   2019
  Debbie Kress of Perrysburg won $10,000 playing the
  Ohio Lottery’s $30 scratch off, Fastest Road to $1
  Million. She came with her husband, Kevin, to make her
  claim at the Ohio Lottery’s Toledo regional office.

C. Happy Holidays winner • December 2019
  It was a very happy holiday for Jeffrey Wells of
  McConnelsville. He won $500,000 playing $10 Happy
  Holidays. He’s planning to purchase a new vehicle and is
  making plans for the rest of his winnings. He purchased
  his winning ticket at Par Mar #5 in Malta.

D. Happy Holidays winner • December 2019                                   B                                    C
  Terrance Glick of Findlay won $10,000 playing $10
  Happy Holidays. He purchased his winning ticket at Get
  Go #3503 in Lewis Center.

E. Holiday Lucky Times Ten winner • December
   2019
  Shari Kreszfeld of Oak Harbor wowed the Toledo regional
  office staff with her excitement over her big win. Shari,
  who won $2,000 playing $5 Holiday Lucky Times
  10, purchased her winning ticket at Kroger #858 in
  Sandusky.

F. Merry Millions winner • November 2019
  Samuel Taylor’s face says it all. The Canton resident won
  $1,000 playing $10 Merry Millions. He purchased his
  winning ticket at Harmont Quick Stop in Canton.              D                 E                              F

G. Snow Me the Money winner • December 2019
  Abigail Grieser of Perrysburg was having a bad week, as
  her car was in the shop. Then she stopped for gas to fuel
  up her husband’s vehicle before returning it, and decided
  to purchase a $2 Snow Me the Money scratch off. She
  won $20,000! We think the rest of her week wasn’t
  so bad. She purchased her winning ticket at Barney’s
  Convenience Mart #37 in Perrysburg.

H. Cash Celebration winner • January 2020
  Mattison Morris of Wellston came with her little one to
  the Athens regional office to claim her prize. She won
  $10,000 playing $30 Cash Celebration. She purchased
  her winning ticket at Pitt’s Stop in Coalton.                    G                                            H

I. Cash Celebration winner • January 2020
  Penny Roan of Canton won $50,000 playing $30 Cash
  Celebration. She’s going to use her winnings to pay bills.
  Penny purchased her winning ticket at Walther’s Café, in
  Canton.

J. Cash Explosion TV contestant • December 2020
  Al Patel, an employee of Tina’s Discount Tobacco &
  Beverage in Wickliffe, was excited to know one of the
  store’s customers appeared on the Cash Explosion show
  Dec. 21. She won $50,000 on the show.

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TICKET S eller Multiply the Winning. Multiply the Fun - The Ohio Lottery
Agent
   Feature:
   Pat’s Place,
   Waynesville

 By Marie Kilbane Seckers, Communications                            Making its mark with smart product placement and
                                                                     great rapport with customers. Pat’s Place owners Josh
 You could call Pat’s Place of Waynesville, located about            (pictured here) and Lauren Patrick have worked hard to
 an hour northeast of Cincinnati, “small but mighty.” The            build up their business since purchasing the store in 2013.
 convenience store portion of the gasoline-c store operation,        Working closely with sales representative Steve Harper and
 while only about 16 feet by 30 feet, plays an outsized role         other Ohio Lottery staff, Pat’s Place has made improvements
 in the Waynesville community. You can find owners Josh and          that have significantly improved sales. Holiday sales, for the
 Lauren Patrick reporting on local community activities like the     months of November and December, are up 20% compared to
 Sauerkraut Festival, the latest doughnut offerings, or a growing    the same time last year. The store, which dates back to 1929, is
                                                                     one of the area’s oldest gas stations, according to Josh. Photos
 Mega Millions jackpot in and around the store and on the Pat’s
                                                                     courtesy of Steve Harper, Cincinnati regional office.
 Place Facebook page.

 Josh’s grandfather
                                                                                                             “Although commissions are
 purchased Pat’s Place
                                                                                                             lower, we do significantly
 in 1981, and the family
                                                                                                             higher volume (of Lottery
 soon joined on board,
                                                                                                             game sales),” says Josh.
 with Josh working at the
                                                                                                             “You can sell energy drinks,
 store as a teen, along with
                                                                                                             cigarette lighters and other
 his future wife, Lauren.
                                                                                                             consumer products, but they
 Josh’s grandfather sold
                                                                                                             will not have the profitability
 the business in the early
                                                                                                             of Lottery.”
 2000s. After some time
 away, Josh decided to
                                                                                                       Josh worked with Steve
 bring the store back into
                                                                                                       Harper and other Ohio
 the family, purchasing Pat’s
                                                                                                       Lottery staff, swapping
 Place in 2013.
                                                                                                       out dispensers for a new
                                                                     on-counter display that more prominently presented their
 Josh credits Lauren for bringing the Ohio Lottery to the store
                                                                     games. After that did well, on Steve’s advice, he added
 in 2014. “It was slow getting started, but once it got going,
                                                                     another 20 dispensers.
 it really took off,” he says. In addition to gas and Lottery, the
 store sells convenience products and grab-and-go items like         Later, he found the bait he was selling near the front counter
 hotdogs, ice cream and snacks.                                      was not doing well, so Josh decided to put a ticket vending
                                                                     machine (TVM) in its place in February 2019.
 From 2017 to 2018, Lottery business at their store increased
 more than 80%. Then in 2019, sales increased another 59%.           The Patricks like to give back to their customers and hold
                                                                     second-chance drawings 2-3 times a year, including the
 Sales representative Steve Harper credits the store’s booming       holidays, offering TVs, gifts cards, scratch offs and other small
 business to a Lottery-focused retailer makeover, ongoing            Lottery merchandise as prizes.
 improvements and analysis, and strong community support for
 the well-liked couple.                                              Josh recalls a customer questioning why they choose to sell
                                                                     Ohio Lottery games. “I don’t think she understood how good
 A few years ago, Josh attended one of the Ohio Lottery’s            and loyal Lottery customers can be,” he says.
 retailer meetings and took back a lot of good information from
 one of the speakers, a former NY Lottery retailer and Lottery       “It makes our store a destination, with players more likely to
 industry veteran. As he talked about the profitability of typical   buy other in-store goods,” he says. “It’s a natural fit.”
 convenience-style products, the light bulb went off for Josh.
10 | Ticket Seller | February 2020
Have extra room?
 After the plan-o-gram games are set, check out these recommended games to carry, indicated with ticket art.

                                  #545 Snow Me the Money!       #563 Special Edition           #553 $50, $100 or $500*
$1 games                          _________________________     Cashword                       _________________________
                                  _________________________     _________________________      _________________________
#564 Double Doubler                                             _________________________      #542 Happy Holidays
_________________________         #535 Why Did the Chicken                                     _________________________
_________________________                                       #557 Monopoly™ 25X*            _________________________
                                  Cross the Road?
                                                                _________________________
                                  _________________________     _________________________      #529 Million Dollar Cash
#559 Cash Explosion               _________________________                                    Bonanza
_________________________
                                                                #551 Lucky $500                _________________________
_________________________         #522 Cash Explosion®          _________________________      _________________________
                                  _________________________     _________________________
#555 Monopoly™ 5X*                _________________________                                    #500 Decade of Dollars
_________________________                                       #546 Winter Winnings           _________________________
_________________________                                       _________________________      _________________________
                                                                _________________________
#549 Luck of the Irish Tripler*                                                                #444 Royal Gems
_________________________                                       #541 Holiday Lucky Times 10    _________________________
_________________________                                       _________________________      _________________________
                                                                _________________________

                                                                #537 Lucky Loot
                                  #516 45th Anniversary Black   _________________________
                                  _________________________     _________________________
                                  _________________________
                                                                #527 Lots of $500!
                                  #509 Diamond x10              _________________________
                                                                _________________________
                                  _________________________
#533 Triple Tripler               _________________________
_________________________
_________________________         #504 Some Like It Hot
                                  _________________________
#525 Xtra Bonus                   _________________________
_________________________                                                                      #308 $250,000 a Year for
_________________________                                                                      Life!
                                                                                               _________________________
                                  $3 games                                                     _________________________

$2 games                          #536 Word
                                  _________________________
                                  _________________________
                                                                #523 Bingo Times 10
                                                                _________________________
                                                                                               $20 games
                                                                _________________________
                                                                                               #547 Money
                                  #517 Combo Play
                                                                #518 Wheel of Fortune®         _________________________
                                  _________________________                                    _________________________
                                  _________________________     _________________________
                                                                _________________________
#566 Lucky Gems Bingo                                                                          #543 Merry Millions
                                  #510 Twisted Treasurers                                      _________________________
_________________________         _________________________                                    _________________________
_________________________         _________________________
                                                                $10 games                      #530 $1,000,000 Cashword
#565 Power Play Cashword                                                                       _________________________
_________________________                                       #575 $500,000 Cashword**       _________________________
                                                                _________________________
_________________________
                                  $5 games                      _________________________
                                                                                               #519 Platinum Diamond
#556 Monopoly™ 10X*               #579 Decade of Dollars        #560 Diamonds & Gold           Spectacular
_________________________         _________________________     _________________________      _________________________
_________________________         _________________________     _________________________      _________________________

#550 Lucky Jackpot                #578 Casino Royale            #558 Monopoly™ 50X*            #507 $5,000,000 Bonus
_________________________         _________________________     _________________________      _________________________
                                  _________________________     _________________________      _________________________
_________________________
OTHER SUPPLIES
                                                                                                  Request these supplies when calling in
                                                                                                  your scratch-off orders.

                                                                                                  Terminal paper
                                                                                                  __________________________________
                                                                                                  __________________________________
#488 $100 Million Cash         #449 $100 Million Money          #368 Max the Money
Extravaganza                                                                                      Vending machine paper
                               Explosion                        _________________________
_________________________      _________________________        _________________________         __________________________________
_________________________      _________________________                                          __________________________________

                               #428 $5 Million Jackpot                                            Bet cards
                               _________________________                                          __________________________________
                               _________________________                                          __________________________________

                               #302 $300 Million Diamond
                               Dazzler                                                            REP RAP
                               _________________________                                          Discuss these needs with your Lottery
                               _________________________                                          sales representative:

                                                                #174 Ohio Lottery 40th            Point-of-Sale materials (key chains,
#476 Ohio’s Cash Blowout                                        Anniversary Millions              scratchers etc.)
_________________________                                       _________________________
                               $30 games
                                                                                                  __________________________________
_________________________                                       _________________________         __________________________________
                               #552 Cash Celebration            *These scratch-off games go on
                                                                sale Feb. 18, 2020.               Signage
                               _________________________
                               _________________________                                          __________________________________
                                                                **This scratch-off game goes on
                                                                sale Feb. 17, 2020.               __________________________________
                               #494 Fastest Road to $1
                               Million                          List as of Jan. 27, 2020. All     Dispensers
                               _________________________        games displayed may not be        __________________________________
#461 $5 Million Payout         _________________________        available at the time of your
                                                                                                  __________________________________
_________________________                                       request. See your CSR and check
_________________________      #433 Extreme Millions            your terminal’s Games Available
                                                                                                  Promotions
                               _________________________        for Sale report for the latest
                                                                                                  __________________________________
                               _________________________        inventory updates.
                                                                                                  __________________________________

                                                                                                  Employee training
                                                                                                  __________________________________

   A spectacular
                                                                                                  __________________________________

                                                                                                  Other

   holiday sales season
                                                                                                  __________________________________
                                                                                                  __________________________________
                                                                                                  __________________________________
                                                                                                  __________________________________
   “This is Vivian Roscoe, who does a tremendous job with Lottery at this location,               __________________________________
   especially around the Holidays! Wish all of our stores had one of her,” said sales             __________________________________
   representative Tony Krebs, about this employee of Giant Eagle #5836 in Mayfield                __________________________________
   Heights.
                                                                                                  __________________________________

   Tremendous efforts across the state by retailers and the field staff helped the Ohio
   Lottery break a number of sales records this past year. Scratch offs had their
   best holiday sales season ever, with the single, best
   sales day for scratch offs Dec.                                                                      Need to
   24. Customers
   purchased more
                                                                                                      order more
   than $131 million                                                                                 scratch offs?
   in holiday-themed                                                                                Have questions
   scratch offs during
   the 12-week holiday                                                                               on ordering?
   sales period.
                                                                                                      Please call
                                                                                                    1-800-686-4208.

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< Open here for additional order notes.

      Order Notes | February 2020
       Use Order Notes to prepare for your scratch-off ticket order call by your assigned Sci Games
       representative. If your inventory starts to run low, use this handy sheet to prepare your order
       and give the Lottery a call at 1-800-686-4208.
       Review this plan-o-gram. Everyone should be carrying these games to drive sales.
       These are our top-selling games statewide.

      Plan-o-gram

                                     Fastest Road to
       Cash Celebration              $1 Million                   Extreme Millions              Money                         $1,000,000 Cashword
       ($30), #552                   ($30), #494                  ($30), #433                   ($20), #547                   ($20), #530
       ____________________          ____________________         ____________________          ____________________          ____________________

       $300 Million
       Diamond Dazzler              Diamonds & Gold                $50, $100, $500               $500,000 Cashword             Million Dollar Cash
       ($20), #302                  ($10), #560                    ($10), #553                   ($10), #575                   Bonanza ($10), #529
       ____________________         ____________________           ____________________          ____________________          ____________________

                                                                                                 Special Edition
       Decade of Dollars             Casino Royale ($5),           Decade of Dollars             Cashword                      Lucky $500
       ($10), #500                   #578                          ($5), #579                    ($5), #563                    ($5), #551
       ____________________          ____________________          ____________________          ____________________          ____________________

       Winter Winnings ($5),        Lucky Loot HD ($5).            Bingo Time 10 ($5),           Lucky Jackpot ($2),           Snow Me the Money
       #546                         #537                           #523                          #550                          ($2), #545
       ____________________         ____________________           ____________________          ____________________          ____________________

       Power Play Cashword          Cash Explosion                 Double Doubler                Cash Explosion                Luck of the Irish
       ($2), #565                   ($2), #522                     ($1), #564                    ($1), #559                    ($1), #549
       ____________________         ____________________           ____________________          ____________________          ____________________

       As of Jan. 28, 2020. Take a look at this general planogram set with the latest scratch offs. Remember that inventory changes frequently. See
       your sales rep or CSR for the latest updates and planogram suggestions.
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                                                    Ohio hits another
                                                    Mega Millions
                                                    jackpot
                                                    It’s the Ohio Lottery’s biggest prize ever
                       ®

                                                    On Dec. 17, Ohio made history selling the jackpot-winning ticket in that
                                                    night’s $372 million Mega Millions drawing. A lucky customer purchased
                                                    a $2 ticket at the Giant Eagle in Mentor to win the Ohio Lottery’s biggest
                                                    prize ever. It certainly made the
                                                    holidays that much more exciting.
 Call Center                                        After accounted for sales in

   Hours                                            Mega Millions’ 46 jurisdictions,
                                                    the final jackpot grew to $375
                                                    million. Retailers earned more
                                                    than $1.4 million in bonuses
      1-800-686-4208                                and commissions during the
                                                    jackpot run, which begin Sept.
                                                    27.
   Monday through Friday
     8 a.m. to 5 p.m.                               The jackpot was claimed in
                                                    trust on Jan. 16. It’s Ohio’s
                                                    20th Mega Millions jackpot
During these hours, you can talk                    win.
  to a live person about issues
concerning your Lottery business.

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        1-866-710-2462
         Operating 24/7

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