A Cincinnati Native Has Hit The Lottery, In Remarkable Fashion! On April 7th, Timothy Schaffner, 33, formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio purchased a single $3.00 ticket, which he lost! After finding the ticket on Thursday, he turned it in to the State of Ohio Lottery office this morning. Mr. Schaffner’s made this short statement to our reporters this morning, in Columbus, Ohio:
“While I am extremely happy for myself, I will be donating a large portion of the cash payout to charity, under advice from my attorney, to avoid the taxes.”
” I most certainly am on my way out of the state, in order to avoid the mass amount of people who will be asking for handouts. The total I will be allowed to keep should be upwards on 72 Million Dollars, so I will be gifting everyone of my family members $500.00, and all of my close friends $250.00 ! My donation will be in each family members name, so I know they will be excited about that as well. As for me, I hear Venezuela is very cash poor, so I am moving there to run for President of Venezuela !
Photo Cred: Ohio Lottery
Story by: Erin Andrews
Total payout: 141 Mil
Cash option: 71 Mil
OHIO lottery #14632148