Check your numbers. A winning Powerball ticket was sold in South Carolina
A winning Powerball ticket recently was sold at a Midlands store, and it was one number shy of winning the game’s nine-figure grand prize, South Carolina Education Lottery officials said in a news release.
While the person who bought the ticket in Fairfield County didn’t win Powerball’s $202 million jackpot in last Saturday’s drawing, they will be rewarded with a $100,000 payday for coming so close, according to the release.
Now the search is underway for the winner.
The six-figure winning Powerball game was sold at the Palm Pantry gas station/convenience store on U.S. 321 in Winnsboro, officials said.
The winning numbers in the Aug. 10 drawing were 9, 24, 33, 64, 69 and Powerball: 9.
The odds of matching four white ball numbers and the red Powerball number are 1-in-913,129, 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.
When the ticket is claimed, the Midlands convenience store is expected to receive a commission for selling the winning game.
In addition to the six-figure-winning ticket, more than 13,000 more winning Powerball tickets were sold in South Carolina prior to the Aug. 10 drawing, with prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, according to the release.
Because someone in Pennsylvania won the $212 grand prize in Monday’s drawing, the jackpot for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing will be reset at $20 million, officials said.
Anyone looking to buy a ticket must make a purchase by 9:59 p.m. Wednesday for the 10:59 p.m. drawing. Tickets are $2, and could cost more with additional options.
The odds of winning Powerball’s grand prize are 1-in-293 million.
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