COLUMBUS, Ind. — A group of five Columbus residents has been playing the Hoosier Lotto and other Hoosier Lottery games for 11 years.

After initially meeting at a factory job, Milly and her friends have stayed in touch ever since. They buy lottery tickets together to have some fun and excitement while dreaming that one day any one of them could possibly win the jackpot.

That dream became a reality when the group purchased the $9.9 million winning ticket at Jack’s Place located at 910 3rd Street on Aug. 16.

When Milly scanned the ticket on Aug. 18 and sent a picture to the group, she realized it was much too high an amount to pay at a retailer. She sent a message to the group saying, "OMG! Everyone, we hit it. We won!"

One of the members of the group was about to board a plane for vacati

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