COLUMBIA, SC (June 26, 2026) – It took a while, but a Grand Strand man say’s his $20,000 lottery win was worth the wait.
“I’ve been playing the Lottery for 40 plus years,” he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials. “The excitement was definitely there when I won.”
And the big win came on a game he doesn’t usually play. He says on a whim he got a Mega Millions® ticket at the Publix grocery store on Oakheart Rd. in Myrtle Beach. It was a quick pick that came within one number of winning the jackpot on June 5.
Initially, he thought he’d won $400. He looked closer and realized he’d matched all but one white ball number to win the $20,000 prize.
“It was my lucky day,” he said.
Publix Super Markets Inc. #1510 in Myrtle Beach received a $200 commission for selling the claimed ticket.
The odds of matching four white ball numbers and the gold Megaball® number playing Mega Millions® are 1 in 893,761.
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