COLUMBIA, SC (August 3, 2020) – A 15-minute drive separate two convenience stores in Anderson that sold top prize-winning lottery tickets.
Luck struck at the Old Portman BP on Whitehall Rd. where an Anderson man bought a lottery ticket and won $125,000. Across town at the Shiva2018 LLC on E. Greenville St. a ticket worth $250,000 was sold.
The $125,000 winner says he doesn’t play the Lottery often.
“I can’t explain why I bought a ticket that day,” he told lottery officials. “But it took a burden off me and my family.”
Both winners chose to remain anonymous.
The $125,000 winner claimed the last top prize in the ($5) Doublin’ Dollars Double Play game at odds of 1 in 660,000.
One top prize of $250,000 remains in the ($10) Top Dollar game at odds of 1 in 1,000,000.
Old Portman BP in Anderson receive a commission of $1,250 and Shiva2018 LLC received a commission of $2,500 for selling the claimed ticket.
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Luck struck at the Old Portman BP on Whitehall Rd. where an Anderson man bought a lottery ticket and won $125,000. Across town at the Shiva2018 LLC on E. Greenville St. a ticket worth $250,000 was sold.
The $125,000 winner says he doesn’t play the Lottery often.
“I can’t explain why I bought a ticket that day,” he told lottery officials. “But it took a burden off me and my family.”
Both winners chose to remain anonymous.
The $125,000 winner claimed the last top prize in the ($5) Doublin’ Dollars Double Play game at odds of 1 in 660,000.
One top prize of $250,000 remains in the ($10) Top Dollar game at odds of 1 in 1,000,000.
Old Portman BP in Anderson receive a commission of $1,250 and Shiva2018 LLC received a commission of $2,500 for selling the claimed ticket.
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