COLUMBIA, SC (August 14, 2020) – If you scratch your lottery tickets immediately, a Midlands winner’s story gives you a reason to wait.
The winner, who asked not to be identified, took a chance on a 50X ticket at El Cheapo on Farrow Rd. in Columbia. Instead of scratching the ticket inside the store, he took his ticket home to scratch.
According to the winner, it was “a good thing” he did.
He was glad to be home sitting down when he scratched off a $250,000 prize.
“I was very shocked,” he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials a few days after cashing in the winning ticket in Columbia.
The Columbia player overcame odds of 1 in 810,000 to win $250,000 in the ($10) 50X game. One top prize remains in the game.
EL Cheapo in Columbia received a commission of $2,500 for selling the claimed ticket.
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The winner, who asked not to be identified, took a chance on a 50X ticket at El Cheapo on Farrow Rd. in Columbia. Instead of scratching the ticket inside the store, he took his ticket home to scratch.
According to the winner, it was “a good thing” he did.
He was glad to be home sitting down when he scratched off a $250,000 prize.
“I was very shocked,” he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials a few days after cashing in the winning ticket in Columbia.
The Columbia player overcame odds of 1 in 810,000 to win $250,000 in the ($10) 50X game. One top prize remains in the game.
EL Cheapo in Columbia received a commission of $2,500 for selling the claimed ticket.
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