A winning Powerball game was sold at gas station in SC. Check your tickets
Someone who recently bought a Powerball ticket at a gas station in Columbia didn’t win Saturday’s regular drawing, but they were just one number shy of capturing the grand prize in the night’s Double Play drawing, South Carolina Education Lottery officials said Monday in a news release.
For coming so close in the Double Play event, the ticket buyer will be rewarded with a $50,000 Powerball prize, according to the release.
Now the search is underway for the winner.
The five-figure winning Powerball game was sold at the Simba Express gas station/convenience store at 2932 Alpine Road, officials said. That’s in Columbia, near the Cardinal Newman School and the junction of Interstate 77 and Interstate 20.
For an additional dollar, players can add Double Play to their Powerball ticket for another chance to match their Powerball numbers in a separate drawing, with a $10 million grand prize at stake, according to the release. Double Play drawings are held after the Powerball drawings on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, officials said.
The winning numbers in Saturday’s Double Play drawing were 14, 23, 33, 38, 60 and Powerball: 3.
The odds of matching four white 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 Simba Express is expected to receive a commission for selling the winning game.
With no grand prize winner, the jackpot for Monday night’s Powerball drawing has increased to $54 million, officials said.
Anyone looking to buy a ticket must make a purchase by 9:59 p.m. Monday 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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