OHIO LOTTERY

5 things you didn't know about lucky stores

Such as, do they even exist?

Published: Jan. 8, 2016

Wednesdays's drawing for the Powerball jackpot, expected to be more than $1 billion, has led dreamers nationwide to stores looking for lucky numbers. Are any stores luckier than others?

Nearly 1,300 outlets sell lottery games in the eight-county region*. Here's what we learned in looking through their 2015 records for lottery sales and prizes awarded.

About $200 million was won in the region in 2015

By county:

County	Businesses	Total prizes
Montgomery	477	$86,292,053
Butler	292	$42,004,767
Clark	134	$20,020,826
Warren	120	$15,792,450
Greene	110	$14,819,865
Miami	98	$13,098,411
Preble	38	$4,723,003
Champaign	29	$3,851,672

10 places (out of 1,299) saw at least $1 million in winnings

The top 5:

Business	Address	Total prizes
Dryden Marathon	2501 Dryden Rd, Moraine	$3,957,553
Plum Food Mart	1140 N Plum St, Springfield	$1,843,340
Bee Gee'S Minit Market	5995 Bigger Rd, Kettering	$1,664,874
Vandalia Carryout	351 E National Rd, Vandalia	$1,352,322
H & L Market	1627 N Gettysburg Ave, Dayton	$1,306,304

A Butler County ZIP code won the highest prize amount in the region

The 45014 ZIP code won almost $10 million in Ohio Lottery prizes in 2015. The top 3:

1. 45014 (Fairfield), $9.94 million

2. 45424 (Huber Heights), $7.80 million

3. 45414 (Dayton), $7.40 million

22 businesses sold at least $1 million in lottery games

More than $348 million in lottery games were sold overall. The top 5:

Business	Address	Total sales
Bee Gee's Minit Market	5995 Bigger Rd, Kettering	$2,450,180
Plum Food Mart	1140 N Plum St, Springfield	$2,273,712
Dixie Stop	8811 North Dixie Dr, Dayton	$1,907,162
Union Food & Gas	858 Union Rd, Englewood	$1,890,781
Dixie Delicatessen	6687 Dixie Hwy, Fairfield	$1,890,420

A Moraine gas station sold the most in big winners ($3.5 milion worth)

The Marathon station at 2501 Dryden Rd. sold games that won $3.53 million in prizes that totaled at least $600 each (the level at which a form must be filled out to receize the prize award from the Ohio Lottery). Winnings of $599 or less can be claimed at any location.

Top 5 places that sold games winning at least $600:

Business	Address	Total prizes of $600 or more each
Dryden Marathon	2501 Dryden Rd, Moraine	$3,525,860
Vandalia Carryout	351 E National Rd, Vandalia	$1,038,227
Circle K #5219	2206 Grand Blvd, Hamilton	$504,500
Shell Oil #1207	2430 Kings Mills Rd, Mason	$501,000
Plum Food Mart	1140 N Plum St, Springfield	$301,485

*Butler, Clark, Champaign, Clark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Warren counties comprise the eight-county region.

Reporting: Mike Rutledge | Source: Ohio Lottery