Police Searching For Man Who Used Play Money To Buy Winning Lottery Ticket

Ohio authorities are looking for a man they say used play money to buy a winning lottery ticket.

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The incident occurred on Thursday at a Giant Eagle grocery store, where the unidentified suspect used fake $100 bills to get change, buy cigarettes and purchase a lottery ticket, according to the Boardman Police Department.

The lottery ticket proved to be a winner, earning the suspect $100 -- in real money!

Even worse??? The bogus bills were clearly marked, "United States Play Money," police say.

There's no word on why the cashier didn't notice.

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