COLUMBIA, SC (July 3, 2025) – A Grand Strand woman was sitting on her front porch when she got the surprise of her life. A lottery ticket she was scratching won her $100,000.
“I was shocked,” the winner told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.
To be sure, she says she ran inside the house to get a highlighter. In total, she marked through 11 words on her $3 crossword-style ticket to take the top prize win.
“Life is a more comfortable,” she told lottery officials after cashing in the win. “And it’s not as stressful.”
The odds of winning $100,000 playing the $3 Lady Jumbo Bucks Crossword game are 1 in 600,000. Four more top prizes remain in the game.
For selling the claimed ticket, Minuteman Food Mart #57 on Belle Terre Blvd. in Myrtle Beach received a commission of $1,000.
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