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“It changed my life,” says Upstate Lottery Winner

2/23/2021 1:32:19 PM

COLUMBIA, SC (February 23, 2021) – An Upstate woman says she bought a lottery ticket at a lucky store and won $125,000.

“Oh, my,” she said when she realized how much she won.

The lucky spot was the Kangaroo Express #3286 on Woodruff Rd. in Greenville. The ticket she chose was a Lots of Cash scratch-off for $5.

“It changed my life,” the winner told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.

She scratched the ticket and matched one of the winning numbers to win the first top prize of $125,000. Three top prize remain in the game at odds of 1 in 660,000.

Kangaroo Express #3286 in Greenville received a commission of $1,250 for selling the claimed ticket.

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