Dumpster diver gets lucky after recovering $100,000 winning lottery ticket

One man’s trash is … also his treasure.A fast-acting Ohio gambler turned his luck around — diving into a dumpster to retrieve a $100,000 winning lottery ticket that he’d accidentally thrown out.The resident of Willard was horrified to realize he’d tossed a jackpot-winning scratch-off into the garbage — especially because the trash had already been taken out, the Ohio Lottery revealed last Friday.“He ended up having to dumpster-dive to retrieve it.  It was definitely worth it because it was a $100,000 winner!” said the Lottery, which funds local education.The unidentified man bought his golden ticket at a Circle K gas station in Willard.Staff know few details about how the man knew he’d trashed his windfall ticket, but the town of around 6,000 people has been buzzing with the news, a Circle K employee told The Post.“Nobody believes it was him.He is an avid lottery player, and they can’t believe he actually won.

They’re like, ‘No way!’” the employee said.The winner kept $73,250 after taxes, the Ohio Lottery said.That’s still around $25,000 more than the median annual household income in Willard, according to Census data....