COLUMBUS — A group of five Columbus-area residents who call themselves “Milly’s Lottery Pool” have claimed a $9.9 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot. The winning ticket, which matched all six numbers in the August 16 drawing, was purchased at Jack’s Place, located at 910 3rd St. in Columbus.

The five friends—Milly, Tony, Kendra, Jenny, and Roxanne—have been playing Hoosier Lotto together for 11 years, having met at a factory job. They opted for the cash value of the prize, totaling $4,682,171, to be divided among five recipients.

The Big Win

Milly, who runs a YouTube channel called “Oldladyscratcher,” is the group’s organizer. On August 18, she was scanning the ticket on the Hoosier Lottery app when she discovered the prize was too large to be claimed at a retailer. She quickly checked th

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