Columbia, SC (February 22, 2005): The probability of being struck by lightening twice in the same spot is slim to none. But one Chesterfield County man was struck four times-- with luck. Charles Love, of Chesterfield, won four times in one day playing the same game, Cash Bonanza 2, a South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) instant ticket. His lucky strike included the game’s top prize of $250,000.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said Love. “God was in my favor.”
Love, married with one child, was in the local Piggly Wiggly cashing in a $100 Cash Bonanza 2 ticket. “I asked the clerk for another ticket and I won an additional $10.” Love says he began to walk out of the store with his winnings when something told him to cash the $10 for another Cash Bonanza 2 ticket. “I scratched that ticket and it said $250,000, I just couldn’t believe it.” But that’s not all.
“Later on that same day, I was traveling in Cheraw and stopped by the local Quick Fill store,” said Love. “I played Cash Bonanza again, and won $500. I was long over due.”
His family could not believe Love’s newfound luck, so his brother-in-law came down to the Columbia Claims Center with him. “I thought he was lying,” said Reggie Lindsey. “I guess I can say now, he was telling me the truth.”
After a little splurging by his wife and family, Love plans to invest his winnings.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said Love. “God was in my favor.”
Love, married with one child, was in the local Piggly Wiggly cashing in a $100 Cash Bonanza 2 ticket. “I asked the clerk for another ticket and I won an additional $10.” Love says he began to walk out of the store with his winnings when something told him to cash the $10 for another Cash Bonanza 2 ticket. “I scratched that ticket and it said $250,000, I just couldn’t believe it.” But that’s not all.
“Later on that same day, I was traveling in Cheraw and stopped by the local Quick Fill store,” said Love. “I played Cash Bonanza again, and won $500. I was long over due.”
His family could not believe Love’s newfound luck, so his brother-in-law came down to the Columbia Claims Center with him. “I thought he was lying,” said Reggie Lindsey. “I guess I can say now, he was telling me the truth.”
After a little splurging by his wife and family, Love plans to invest his winnings.
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