Man thought he was ‘having a heart attack’ when he checked his Ohio lottery ticket

An Ohio man scratched off the a lottery ticket and scored a top prize so big he felt it in his body, officials reported.

“I thought I was having a heart attack! I was shaking so bad I didn’t know if I’d make it home,” he told lottery officials.

The Vienna man chose to take his winnings home all at one, claiming a $2.5 million prize, according to the Ohio lottery. After taxes, the man will receive $1.8 million.

He told lottery officials he and his wife plan to build a new home and invest the rest of the winnings.

The man bought the lottery ticket at the Beverage Depot in Youngstown while heading home from work, officials said.

He purchased a $30 scratch-off, which has a top prize of $200,000 for 25 years.

Youngstown is about 75 miles southeast of Cleveland.