Six-digit winning lottery ticket was sold at a Food Lion in SC. Check your pockets
Someone is richer after winning a six-digit jackpot Sunday night, and now South Carolina Education Lottery officials are searching for the lucky individual.
A $300,000 winning ticket was sold at a Food Lion grocery store in Camden, lottery officials said Monday in a news release.
The winning Palmetto Cash 5 ticket was sold at the Food Lion at 2529 Broad St. in Camden, according to the release.
The winning numbers — 9, 24, 27, 31, 34, and Power-Up: 3 — were drawn Sunday.
The ticket buyer bought the Powered-Up option for $1, which tripled the prize to $300,000, lottery officials said.
The winner has 180 days to claim the prize, according to lottery officials.
The winner will be allowed to retain some privacy, as South Carolina is one of 11 states — along with Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas and Virginia — that allow lottery winners to remain anonymous.
“Sign the back of your ticket and put it in a safe location until you’re ready to come forward to claim the prize,” lottery officials said.
For complete information on claiming prizes, go to sceducationlottery.com.
The odds of winning $300,000 playing Palmetto Cash 5 are 1,405,438-to-1, according to the release.
The Food Lion in Camden will receive a commission of $3,000 for selling the winning ticket when it is turned into lottery officials.
In addition to the $300,000 winning game, more than 4,500 other players in South Carolina won prizes in Sunday’s drawing, according to the release.
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