COLUMBIA, SC (January 18, 2021) – Grand Strand lottery players should check their tickets. With no winner in Friday night’s Mega Millions® drawing, the jackpot for Tuesday has rolled to its second largest ever – $850 million. But not before two Grand Strand players, who bought tickets at convenience stores 20 minutes apart, came close to winning it all.
A ticket worth $40,000 was sold at the Circle K #2720792 on Glenns Bay Rd. in Surfside Beach, and another ticket worth $10,000 was purchased at the Circle K #2723490 on Oleander Dr. in Myrtle Beach.
The ticket holders matched four white ball numbers and the gold Megaball® number to win $10,000. The Surfside Beach player purchased the Megaplier® option for an additional $1 to have their winnings multiplied to $40,000 when a “4” was drawn.
Mega Millions® – Friday, January 15
3 - 11 - 12 - 38 - 43 Megaball®: 15
Check your tickets. More than 63,000 players in South Carolina hold tickets for prizes from $2 up to $40,000. Of these, more than 25,000 players purchased the Megaplier® to see their non-jackpot winnings multiplied by four. Players have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prizes. For complete information on claiming prizes, visit sceducationlottery.com.
The odds of matching four white ball numbers and the Megaball® number are 1 in 931,001.
Tickets for Tuesday’s 11 p.m. in Mega Millions® drawing must be purchased by 10 p.m. Odds of winning the $850 million jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
Net proceeds from every dollar spent by players on the South Carolina Education Lottery are returned to the state in the form of funding for education, prizes, retailer commissions, and payment to contractors for goods and services.
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A ticket worth $40,000 was sold at the Circle K #2720792 on Glenns Bay Rd. in Surfside Beach, and another ticket worth $10,000 was purchased at the Circle K #2723490 on Oleander Dr. in Myrtle Beach.
The ticket holders matched four white ball numbers and the gold Megaball® number to win $10,000. The Surfside Beach player purchased the Megaplier® option for an additional $1 to have their winnings multiplied to $40,000 when a “4” was drawn.
Mega Millions® – Friday, January 15
3 - 11 - 12 - 38 - 43 Megaball®: 15
Check your tickets. More than 63,000 players in South Carolina hold tickets for prizes from $2 up to $40,000. Of these, more than 25,000 players purchased the Megaplier® to see their non-jackpot winnings multiplied by four. Players have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prizes. For complete information on claiming prizes, visit sceducationlottery.com.
The odds of matching four white ball numbers and the Megaball® number are 1 in 931,001.
Tickets for Tuesday’s 11 p.m. in Mega Millions® drawing must be purchased by 10 p.m. Odds of winning the $850 million jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
Net proceeds from every dollar spent by players on the South Carolina Education Lottery are returned to the state in the form of funding for education, prizes, retailer commissions, and payment to contractors for goods and services.
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