A woman took home a scratch-off ticket worth $500,000 from a corner store in Columbia.

The S.C. Education Lottery announced Friday that an unidentified Midlands woman had purchased a $10 Grand Stacks ticket that won her the contest’s top cash prize. According to the lottery’s website, two more of the four $500,00 prizes remain up for grabs in the current game of Grand Stacks, which started Aug. 6.

The odds of winning the $500,000 prize are one in 1,440,000, according to a release.

The ticket was sold at the Community Mart at 4101 Monticello Road, which received a commission of $5,000 for selling the claimed ticket.

“I felt content,” the winner is quoted in the release. “I have no worries.”

This story was originally published October 4, 2024 at 3:24 PM.

Jordan Lawrence

The State

Jordan Lawrence serves as metro editor for The State. He has worked for newspapers in the Columbia area for more than a decade, having previously served as the lead editor for Free Times and the Lexington County Chronicle. He has won several South Carolina Press Association Awards, including recognition for breaking news reporting, business reporting and arts and entertainment writing. Support my work with a digital subscription