The man from East Rochester slept through his alarm and missed work, according to a July 16 news release from the Ohio Lottery. The man went to buy an energy drink and picked up a $30 lottery ticket in Minerva. He won $500 and decided to buy a couple more tickets, the lottery said.

Stark County produced two big lottery wins in a span of 24 hours. Ohio Lottery winners purchased their winning tickets in the Stark County area, cashing in their prizes on July 17, according to a news release. One was a winner in the Bingo Times 50 scratch-off that scored $50,000, and the other was a Pick 5 drawing that won $25,417.

An Ohio man missed work after sleeping through his alarm — and ended up $50,000 richer thanks to a lucky stop.

"I saw Ohio has a lot of winners and big top prizes," she told lottery officials. "I said, ‘I'm going to hit big.'"

Powerball jackpot reaches $248 million after no winners on July 12, one Ohio winner got $50,000. A $2 million winner emerged in Wisconsin, and a $1 million prize was claimed in Texas. The next draw offers a cash option of $112.

An Amherst man just scored another big lottery win — this time $100,000. Every win has come from the SAME game.