Among them include:
•November 2017: Karen Hamilton bought a $5 million Cash Showcase ticket and won the $50,000 for 20-year prize. Hamilton chose the cash option and received a lump sum of $355,000.
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•August 2017: Seven people claimed a winning $1 million Powerball ticket. The ticket was purchased at Johnson's Grocery Store in Butler County. The group chose the cash option and each person received a little more than $142,000 after state and federal taxes.
•July 2016: 55-year-old James Riddle hit four numbers in a Mega Millions lottery and won $3 million. The long-time lottery player bought the winning ticket at the Kroger in Vandalia. He used his children's birthdays in choosing the winning numbers.
•December 2008: Fifteen Piqua city employees won a $207 million Mega Millions jackpot, and endured a nine-month legal battle after coworkers sued, claiming they were owed winnings.
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The lawsuit was eventually dropped, and 14 of the winners each received a check for about $6.3 million. One worker had two shares in the pool and received about $12.6 million.
•March 2004: Eric Maxwell of Dayton bought the winning ticket for a $21 million Mega Millions jackpot at the Food City store on Germantown Street in Dayton.
•Spring 1999: D.J. Gels won a $24 million Ohio Super Lotto jackpot after buying a handful of tickets at the Meijer in Englewood.
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