Thousands of Pick 4 lottery winners in SC means $6.5M in winnings. Check your numbers

More than 3,200 players scored a payout when the South Carolina Education Lottery drew 4-4-4-4 in a game of Pick 4 with FIREBALL on Saturday.

The Pick 4 prize payout will be more than $6.5 million.

Depending on the price paid for the ticket, the thousands of winners will receive either $2,500 or $5,000. If they purchased FIREBALL, players won $2,700 or $5,400 more.

The seemingly rare combination of numbers has been drawn three times this year, officials said. It was previously drawn on Jan. 26 and June 25.

Winners have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prizes. They can do so by mail, or by going to the lottery’s Claims Center in Columbia. Because of how many people won, the South Carolina Education Lottery said it expects long wait times Monday. Updates on wait times will be posted at sceducationlottery.com and on social media.

Winning Pick 4 with a straight play has odds of 1 in 10,000.

This story was originally published November 16, 2024 at 5:46 PM.

Alexa Jurado

The State

Alexa Jurado is a news reporter for The State covering Lexington County and Richland County schools. She previously wrote about the University of South Carolina and contributes to this coverage. A Chicago suburbs native, Alexa graduated from Marquette University and previously wrote for publications in Illinois and Wisconsin. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Milwaukee Press Club and the South Carolina Press Association.