8 ways lottery winners found fortune this year in SC
The articles share stories about lottery winners who discovered their fortune in various unexpected ways. A winner in South Carolina found their luck after buying a Palmetto Cash 5 ticket at a gas station, winning over half a million dollars. Another case involved a woman who initially left a ticket behind at a store but went back to buy it, leading to a million-dollar win.
Similarly, a man thought a losing ticket was useless, but a second chance promotion proved otherwise, winning him a significant prize. Finally, one fortunate purchase made a woman a millionaire after she followed a hunch and bought a ticket with a jackpot prize.
Read their stories below:
NO. 1: SC WOMAN HAD LOTTERY TICKET IN PURSE FOR DAYS BEFORE REVEALING GAME’S GRAND PRIZE
The odds of winning the six-figure jackpot were 1-in-780,000. | Published May 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Noah Feit
NO. 2: TICKET FOR SC’S LARGEST-EVER ROLLING JACKPOT WAS JUST SOLD. CHECK YOUR NUMBERS
The odds of winning the game’s seven-figure jackpot were 1-in-850,668. | Published May 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Noah Feit
NO. 3: CHECK YOUR TICKETS. GRAND-PRIZE WINNING LOTTERY TICKET SOLD AT GAS STATION IN SC
The odds of winning the game’s six-figure jackpot were 1-in-850,668. | Published June 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Noah Feit
NO. 4: LOTTERY PLAYER ‘DIDN’T FEEL ALL THAT LUCKY.’ THEN A HUGE WIN CHANGED EVERYTHING
“I’m trying to stay calm,” the South Carolina winner said. | Published July 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Simone Jasper
NO. 5: HUGE LOTTERY WIN LEAVES SC STORE OWNER RESTLESS. ‘I COULDN’T SLEEP THAT NIGHT’
A North Carolina man bought the lucky ticket while on a work trip. | Published July 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Simone Jasper
NO. 6: LOTTERY PLAYER HAD WINNING FEELING AND NOW THE SC WOMAN IS A MILLIONAIRE
A Lowcountry woman had a winning feeling when she bought a scratch-off lottery ticket, and her premonition was accurate, according to South Carolina Education Lottery officials. | Published July 31, 2025 | Read Full Story by Noah Feit
NO. 7: LOSING LOTTERY TICKET TURNS INTO LIFE-CHANGING PRIZE FOR SC MAN. HERE’S HOW
Buying a losing lottery ticket proved lucky for a South Carolina man, when it came up a winner in //a //“second chance promotion” staged by the SC Education Lottery. | Published August 29, 2025 | Read Full Story by Mark Price
NO. 8: SC WOMAN’S CHOICE TO BUY EXTRA LOTTERY TICKET RESULTS IN SEVEN-DIGIT GRAND PRIZE
A Midlands woman had a hard time making up her mind when trying to decide if she should buy one or two scratch-off tickets, South Carolina Education Lottery officials said Thursday in a news release. | Published September 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Noah Feit
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