CLEVELAND, Ohio — It’s been nearly four months since someone won the Mega Millions jackpot. That’s allowed the top prize to increase to $680 million for the drawing on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, making it the ninth largest jackpot in the lottery’s history.

IRONTON, Ohio (WJW) — A southern Ohio man scratched off the top prize on an Ohio Lottery ticket to win $80,000 per year for the next 25 years. That’s $2 million. But according to a media release, he won’t take home even half that amount of cash.

With school funding concerns and high property taxes, viewers asked NBC4 to look into Ohio Lottery payments for schools. Voters amended the Ohio Constitution in 1987