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“I cried like a baby,” says $3 million Mega Millions® winner

3/30/2023 10:44:43 AM

COLUMBIA, SC (March 30, 2023) – A Mega Millions® ticket bought a Lowcountry player to tears.  It was worth $3 MILLION.

“I cried like a baby,” the winner told lottery officials, when he realized he was a millionaire three times over.

He purchased the Mega Millions® with Megaplier® ticket at the Quickpantry #9 at 5830 Dorchester Rd. in North Charleston for the drawing on Friday, March 17 (26, 28, 29, 39, 49 and MB: 25). His quick pick matched all but one number drawn.

“What am I going to do with that much money?” he wondered. “Then I got to thinking, there’s a lot I can do with it.”

He’s starting by helping his family.

“It’s an indescribably and joyful feeling,” he said.

The odds of winning $3 million are 1 in 12,607,306.  Odds of a 3X multiplier are 1 in 2.5.

For selling the claimed ticket, Quickpantry #9 in North Charleston received a commission of $30,000.

The estimated Mega Millions® jackpot for Friday night’s drawing is $355 million.

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