South Carolina

Woman yanks ticket from husband after scratch-off reveals $500,000 SC lottery prize

A husband and wife won a half-million dollar lottery prize on a Multiplier Money ticket they bought at a Refuel on Daniel Island, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
A husband and wife won a half-million dollar lottery prize on a Multiplier Money ticket they bought at a Refuel on Daniel Island, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain) ASSOCIATED PRESS

A wife couldn’t contain her excitement after her husband scratched off a winning lottery ticket, according to South Carolina Education Lottery officials.

The woman said she was so overcome with joy that she “took the ticket from his hands” when she realized they had won the top prize on the $500,000 Multiplier Money game, lottery officials said in a Jan. 31 news release.

The Lowcountry couple visited a Refuel store on Daniel Island where the wife picked out the $10 ticket. She let her husband scratch it when they got home — and soon realized they had won big.

“I didn’t expect it, but it was wonderful,” the wife said, according to lottery officials.

The odds of winning a $500,000 prize are 1 in 660,000, the release states. Lottery officials said there are two remaining top prizes on the ticket.

Daniel Island is about 15 miles north of Charleston.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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Tanasia Kenney
Sun Herald
Tanasia is a service journalism reporter at the Charlotte Observer | CharlotteFive, working remotely from Atlanta, Georgia. She covers restaurant openings/closings in Charlotte and statewide explainers for the NC Service Journalism team. She’s been with McClatchy since 2020.
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