COLUMBIA, SC (December 15, 2020) – A Clinton lottery winner decided not to wake his wife up to tell her he won $125,000.
It was late when he scratched a couple of lottery tickets he’d purchased at the BP of Clinton on Hwy. 72 E. The second ticket he scratched won him the cash but cost him a good night’s sleep.
“I was surprised,” the husband told South Carolina Education Lottery officials. “I thought I won at least $5, but I saw the zeroes and realized it was bigger than that so I kept scratching.”
He set the winning Wrapped in Gold ticket aside, and says he tried to go to sleep but instead got back up to look at the ticket again.
The next morning, he showed the scratch-off to his well-rested wife.
“I needed a second opinion,” he said.
The sight made her eyes grow big.
“She was surprised I won too,” the husband said. “She’s the one who usually plays the Lottery, not me.”
One top prize of $125,000 remains in the ($5) Wrapped in Gold game at odds of 1 in 660,000.
BP of Clinton in Clinton received a commission of $1,250 for selling the claimed ticket.
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It was late when he scratched a couple of lottery tickets he’d purchased at the BP of Clinton on Hwy. 72 E. The second ticket he scratched won him the cash but cost him a good night’s sleep.
“I was surprised,” the husband told South Carolina Education Lottery officials. “I thought I won at least $5, but I saw the zeroes and realized it was bigger than that so I kept scratching.”
He set the winning Wrapped in Gold ticket aside, and says he tried to go to sleep but instead got back up to look at the ticket again.
The next morning, he showed the scratch-off to his well-rested wife.
“I needed a second opinion,” he said.
The sight made her eyes grow big.
“She was surprised I won too,” the husband said. “She’s the one who usually plays the Lottery, not me.”
One top prize of $125,000 remains in the ($5) Wrapped in Gold game at odds of 1 in 660,000.
BP of Clinton in Clinton received a commission of $1,250 for selling the claimed ticket.
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