A winning Powerball game was sold at a gas station in SC. Check your tickets
The Powerball grand prize swelled to more than $1.5 billion after nobody won Saturday’s drawing.
But someone in South Carolina nearly captured the 10-figure jackpot in a drawing earlier last week. A person who bought a Powerball ticket at a gas station in Columbia was just one number away from winning all the money, South Carolina Education Lottery officials said in a news release.
For coming so close to winning Powerball’s top prize, the person who bought the ticket will be rewarded with a $50,000 payday, according to the release.
Now the search is underway for the winner.
The $50,000 winning Powerball game was sold at the JK Mart gas station/convenience store at 5102 Two Notch Road, according to the release.
The winning numbers in the Dec. 17 Powerball drawing were 25, 33, 53, 26, 66 and Powerball: 17.
The odds of matching four white numbers and the red ball number is 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, JK Mart is expected to receive a commission for selling the winning game.
Because there was no grand prize winner Saturday night, the jackpot for Monday’s Powerball drawing has grown to $1.6 billion. That’s the fourth-largest prize in Powerball history.
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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