Ohio (OH) Lottery Results & Winning Numbers (2024)

FAQs

What days are the Ohio Lottery drawings? ›

Direct the customer to call the Ohio Lottery Claims Department at 1-800-686-4208.

What is Lucky for Life? Lucky for Life is a $2.00 multi-state draw game, with a top prize of $1,000 a day for life, and a second prize of $25,000 a year for life.

Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. eastern time.

Drawings are held at 11:00pm on Tuesdays and Fridays. Pools close at 10:45pm. Mega Millions drawings are broadcast on cable channel WGN or can be viewed on the Official Mega Millions website. Winning numbers will be displayed here after the drawings.

Today, the Ohio Lottery offers a variety of fun and exciting games, including Scratch-Offs, in-state draw games Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, Rolling Cash 5 and Classic Lotto, and multi-state jackpot games MegaMillions and Powerball, and KENO.

How long does it take to receive my winnings? Your winnings will be mailed to you within 30 days.

Prizes up to $599 may be cashed at any Ohio Lottery Retailer location. Prizes up to $25,000 can be cashed by using the mobile cashing feature available through the mobile app or at one of the state's seven Racinos. Prizes up to $25,000 can be cashed via direct deposit by visiting any Ohio Lottery Regional Office.

Every week the Ohio Lottery selects eight new contestants to appear on Cash Explosion. Contestants names and hometowns are announced during the game show and posted on this website. If you are selected as a contestant, a representative from the Game Show Bureau will contact you with all the necessary details.

Yes, gambling winnings are taxable on both the federal level and in the state of Ohio whether they are cash winnings or some other payment in kind. In Ohio it is treated as “Other Income” on Form 1040, Schedule 1 . Winnings are taxed at the same rates as regular income.

How much is $1 000 dollars a day for life taxes? ›

(The current federal withholding rate is 24 percent, while the state withholding rate is 5 percent.) So, for the game's top prize of $1,000 a day for life, you would receive an annual payment after withholding of $259,150.

The winners have 60 days from the drawings to choose the annuity payments or the cash option and 180 days to validate and cash the ticket, according to the Ohio Lottery. Lucky for Life drawings are held seven days a week. The top prize is $1,000 a day for life. The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 30,821,472.

Mega Millions® tickets cost $2.00 per play. Players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 25 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.

If your ticket matches two numbers and the Powerball you'll get $7 but the odds to get there begin to skyrocket to 1 in 701.

How many Powerball numbers do you need to win a prize? You only need to match one number in Powerball to win a prize.

Drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, at approximately 7:05pm. Pools close at 7:00pm. Winning numbers will be scrolled on your local TV stations soon after the draws. Winning numbers will also be displayed here after 8pm, and the drawings can be viewed from our Daily Drawings page at that time as well.

PICK 3 drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., and broadcast statewide. Saturday evening drawings occur during the Cash Explosion® Double Play television show, which airs from 7:30pm to 8:00pm.

Play Mega Millions for just $2. Purchase tickets at your local Lottery retailer or at your nearest Lottery vending machine. Drawings are every Tuesday and Friday at 8:00 p.m. Find out where to play here.