Check your tickets. A winning Powerball game was sold at a Circle K in South Carolina
Although the person who recently bought a Powerball ticket in Charleston didn’t win the game’s grand prize, they did match five of the six numbers drawn and won a $100,000 jackpot, South Carolina Education Lottery officials said Thursday in a news release.
Now the search is underway for the winner.
The six-figure winning Powerball game was sold prior to Wednesday’s drawing at the Circle K gas station/convenience store at 906 Folly Road in Charleston, officials said.
The ticket matched four white ball numbers and the red Powerball number, a feat that has odds of 1-in-913,129 of occurring, officials said. Because the ticket buyer purchased the Power Play option for an additional dollar, their prize was doubled from $50,000 to $100,000, according to the release.
The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing were 5, 17, 41, 64, 69 and Powerball: 1.
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 Circle K is expected to receive a commission for selling the winning game.
The six-figure jackpot clinching ticket was one of more than 6,000 Powerball tickets sold in South Carolina that paid out with a cash prize, officials said.
The jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball drawing is $47 million, according to the game’s website.
Anyone looking to buy a ticket must make a purchase by 9:59 p.m. Saturday 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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