Playing favorite scratch-off lottery game pays off in a big way for SC woman
A Grand Strand woman knew exactly which scratch-off lottery game she was going to buy when she stopped at a convenience store along the coast, according to South Carolina Education Lottery officials.
She had been having good luck playing the $5 Money Money Money scratch-off, officials said in a news release. Her latest ticket purchase didn’t disappoint, as the woman won the game’s $200,000 grand prize, according to the release.
“It was so exciting,” the winner said in the release.
The winning ticket was purchased at the Pawleys Express gas station/convenience store on Ocean Highway in Pawleys Island, officials said.
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.
The winner did not reveal how she plans to spend her newfound windfall, saying only the six-figure jackpot has “definitely made life better.”
The woman overcame 870,000-to-1 odds to win the Money Money Money game’s grand prize, according to the release. One of the game’s four top prizes remains unclaimed, officials said.
Pawleys Express received a commission of $2,000 for selling the claimed ticket.
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