OLMSTED TOWNSHIP, Ohio — An Ohio man who bought four lottery tickets in a single day says his final scratch-off delivered a moment he will never forget: a $1 million top prize that left him breathing hard and urging himself to stay on his feet.

Justin Apathy of Olmsted Township won the top prize on the Ohio Lottery's $50 VIP Millions scratch-off game, according to the Ohio Lottery. After choosing a lump-sum payment and paying required taxes, he will take home $366,250.

Apathy's win was not entirely a matter of chance timing. According to the Ohio Lottery, he checked the lottery's website and saw that five top prizes remained available in the VIP Millions game. Hoping those odds might work in his favor, he decided to try his luck.

He had already won several $100 prizes on the game before the day that changed everything. That day, he bought four tickets. The first three were losers. The fourth turned out to be the big winner.

At first, Apathy did not realize how much he had won. He initially thought the ticket was worth $4,000, a solid prize but far from life-changing.

When he checked the ticket again, he realized he had actually........

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