Lottery player hears of big win at SC store — then remembers buying a ticket there
When a South Carolina woman stopped by a store in Spartanburg, she found out that a mystery lottery player had won a huge prize.
Then she remembered buying a ticket at the same store recently — so she checked her lottery ticket and found out she was the winner, lottery officials said in a March 17 news release.
“I’m so glad I went to the store that day,” the woman, who was not identified, told the South Carolina Education Lottery. “It’s so good.”
The Upstate woman won $300,000 in the Palmetto Cash 5 game after matching all five numbers drawn on Feb. 1, lottery officials said.
The lucky store was Sam’s Corner in Spartanburg, which received a $3,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, according to lottery officials.
The odds of winning $300,000 in the Palmetto Cash 5 are 1-in-1,405,438, according to the lottery.
Spartanburg is about 97 miles northwest of Columbia.
