Best friends buy $100 worth of scratch-offs, then one wins big. ‘She was screaming’ |

For most people, having a best friend means sharing life’s highs and lows and everything in between. For two Ohio women, it also now means sharing a lottery jackpot prize.

Best friends Brandy Teets and Christine Davis were on a camping trip with their husbands when they decided to stop and buy lottery tickets, according to a Sept. 9 news release from the Ohio Lottery.

“We bought a whole bunch of them,” Teets told lottery officials. “My husband and I went in $50, so they went in $50.”

After bringing the tickets back to the camper, Teets told lottery officials Davis only scratched a few before she was screaming “We have $100,000.”

Davis revealed the top prize on a $5 Buckeye Cash game, lottery officials said.

“My husband looked as pale as a ghost and was going to pass out,” Teets said, per the release. “Her and I were jumping and screaming and hugging each other. Her husband was in disbelief.”

The friends will take home $72,000 after state and federal taxes, and plan to split their winnings evenly, getting $36,000 each, lottery officials said.

The winning ticket was purchased at a Circle K in Lodi.

Lodi is about a 45-mile drive southwest from Cleveland.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

Lauren Liebhaber

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This story was originally published September 10, 2024 at 11:20 AM