COLUMBIA, SC (August 1, 2025) – A
$200,000 lottery win has left an
Upstate man wanting more.
He won the cash off a $5
scratch-off ticket he purchased at the Hot Spot on N. Howard Ave. in Landrum. And
now he’s got his eyes on a much bigger prize.
“I’m hoping to win a Mega
Millions® jackpot,” he confessed.
He’ll get his chance tonight.
The drawing for a $140 million
jackpot takes place at 11 p.m. The odds of winning it are about 1 in 290
million.
But he’s confident. He beat
the 1 in 780,000 odds on the Big Wins
Extra Play! scratch-off to take that game’s last top prize.
Speaking of the $200,000
prize, he says he shared it with his church and family. He says the next win
will be all his.
For selling the claimed ticket, Hot Spot #2035 in Landrum received a commission of $2,000.
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