Check your tickets. Grand-prize winning lottery game sold at gas station in SC
Someone bought a Palmetto Cash 5 ticket at a convenience store before Monday night’s drawing that turned out to be a winner, South Carolina Education Lottery officials said Tuesday in a news release.
The ticket buyer won the rolling jackpot game’s $212,000 grand prize, according to the release.
Now a search is underway for the winner.
What turned out to be the six-figure winning Palmetto Cash 5 ticket was sold at the Refuel gas station/convenience store at 1680 S. Main St. in Darlington, officials said.
The winning numbers from Monday’s drawing were 3, 5, 18, 26 and 37.
The Palmetto Cash 5 ticket matched all five numbers drawn to win the game’s top prize, according to the release.
The winner has 180 days to claim the six-figure prize, 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.
“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.
The jackpot rolled nine times before Monday’s win, according to the release.
The odds of winning $212,000 playing Palmetto Cash 5 are 850,668-to-1, officials said.
The Refuel in Darlington will receive a commission for selling the winning ticket when it is turned into lottery officials.
The jackpot for Tuesday’s Palmetto Cash 5 drawing has reset to $100,000.
It costs $2 to purchase a Palmetto Cash 5 ticket, and drawings are held on a daily basis at 6:59 p.m., officials said.
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