A winning Powerball game was sold at a Harris Teeter in SC. Check your tickets
Someone bought a Powerball ticket at a Lowcountry grocery store that was one number shy of winning the game’s grand prize, South Carolina Education Lottery officials said Tuesday in a news release. There’s some consolation for coming so close, the ticket buyer will be awarded a $100,000 jackpot, according to the release.
Now the search is underway for the winner.
The six-figure winning Powerball game was sold prior to the Memorial Day drawing at the Harris Teeter supermarket at 9500 Dorchester Road in Summerville, officials said. That’s less than 20 miles from Charleston.
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.
The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing were 13, 47, 52, 64, 67 and Powerball: 25.
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 Wednesday’s Powerball drawing is $189 million, according to the game’s website.
Anyone looking to buy a ticket must make a purchase by 9:59 p.m. Wednesday 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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