South Carolina man called state’s ‘luckiest’ lottery player after his latest jackpot
The luckiest player in South Carolina has struck again.
That’s what South Carolina Education Lottery officials said about the Lancaster man who recently won at least his third five-figure jackpot.
The player won a scratch-off game’s $75,000 grand prize, officials said Thursday in a news release.
“It was exciting,” the winner said in the release. “But it was more exciting when I won more.”
He was talking about the time he won $250,000, but also said he’s proud of a $20,000 win along with many other smaller prizes he’s had over the past few years, according to the release.
The man overcame 660,000-to-1 odds to win his most recent grand prize, officials said.
As for a formula to finding winners? The South Carolina man said there’s no method, according to the release.
He enjoys playing scratch-off games, but doesn’t have a favorite one, officials said.
He doesn’t have a lucky spot where he buys tickets, and actually gets them from different stores in Lancaster, according to the release.
The man bought his most recent winner for $3 at the Jiya Mansi LLC gas station/convenience store at 1483 Charlotte Highway, officials said.
The only thing the man said that his wins have in common is how he spends his jackpots.
“I always give to the church after I win,” he said.
There was no word on any other plans he has for his newfound windfall, or how he’s used previous grand prizes.
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.
This was the last of the Loteria game’s four grand prizes to be claimed, and the scratch-off ticket is no longer available for purchase, according to the release.
The Lancaster gas station received a commission of $750 for selling the claimed ticket.
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