Check your tickets. Grand-prize winning lottery game was sold at an SC store near I-26
A grand-prize winning lottery ticket was recently sold at a convenience store near Interstate 26, South Carolina Education Lottery officials said in a news release.
The person who bought a Palmetto Cash 5 ticket prior to Thursday night’s drawing won $160,000 — the game’s most recent rolling jackpot, according to the release.
Now the search is underway for the winner.
What turned out to be the winning Palmetto Cash 5 ticket was sold at an Upstate store, the Sai Mart at 498 E. Blackstock Road, officials said. That’s in Spartanburg County, near Exit 22 on I-26.
The winning numbers from Thursday’s drawing were 3, 11, 19, 21 and 36.
The Palmetto Cash 5 ticket matched all five numbers drawn to win the game’s top prize, officials said.
The winner has 180 days to claim the six-figure 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 $160,000 playing Palmetto Cash 5 are 850,668-to-1, according to the release.
The Sai Mart will receive a commission for selling the winning ticket when it is turned into lottery officials.
The jackpot rolled seven times before Thursday’s win, officials said. The Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot for Sunday night’s drawing is $120,000.
It costs $2 to purchase a Palmetto Cash 5 ticket, and drawings are held on a daily basis at 6:59 p.m., officials said.
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