Winning Powerball ticket expires soon — but no one has claimed the SC prize
A Powerball player is set to get a big windfall — but hasn’t claimed their prize yet.
Now time is running out, as the winning ticket expires in less than two days, the South Carolina Education Lottery wrote in an April 1 news release.
Months ago, the player spent $2 on a Powerball ticket that matched all but one number picked in the Oct. 5 drawing, making it worth $50,000. It was sold at the Spinx convenience store on East Fifth North Street in Summerville, a roughly 25-mile drive northwest from Charleston.
The winning numbers: white balls 2-12-46-52-65, with red Powerball 3.
The lucky ticket matched four white balls and the red ball to win big. Though the player has a lot to celebrate, their ticket was one number from scoring the estimated jackpot prize of $303 million, according to the Powerball website.
“Check your tickets,” lottery officials wrote. “The winning ticket must be claimed at the Columbia Claims Center before 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, or if mailed, the envelope must be postmarked by that date.”
In South Carolina, Powerball winners have about six months to come forward. But as of 9 a.m. April 2, the lucky ticket holder hadn’t cashed in, a lottery spokesperson told McClatchy News via email.
“If the prize is not claimed, the $50,000 winnings will be deposited in the Education Lottery account to support educational programs in South Carolina,” officials wrote.
What to know about Powerball
To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
