COLUMBIA, SC (May 1, 2026) – There is a new millionaire in South Carolina after Wednesday night’s Powerball® drawing that saw 91 tickets nationwide win at least $1 million.
Two tickets sold in Indiana and Kansas will split a $143 million jackpot. Another 27 tickets won $2 million, and 62 tickets won $1 million.
A ticket sold at a convenience store in Mauldin, SC, won $2 million.
Check your tickets if you played Powerball® at the QuikTrip #1144 at 304 W. Butler Rd. in Mauldin. A player at the store matched all five white ball numbers drawn with PowerPlay® to win $2 million.
The winning numbers for Wednesday, April 29 were 3, 19, 35, 51, 67 and Powerball® 15. The PowerPlay® was x2.
Twelve states sold Powerball® tickets with PowerPlay® added worth $2 million. These wins were in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana (5 winners), Kansas, Louisiana (5 winners), Mississippi, New Jersey (4 winners), Oregon (3 winners), Pennsylvania (2 winners), Rhode Island, South Carolina and Wisconsin (2 winners).
Seventeen states had $1 million wins. These tickets were sold in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois (3 winners), Indiana (14 winners), Kansas (5 winners), Kentucky, Louisiana (6 winners), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska (2 winners), New Jersey (14 winners), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5 winners) and Wisconsin (4 winners).
How did so many tickets win? In a statement, Powerball® shared that players who select their own numbers often create patterns when using play slips. In this case, the winning white ball numbers were in a singular column on many lottery play slips. As players are coming forward to claim their millions, Powerball® is learning that many used that very pattern as their special way of picking their winning numbers.
In South Carolina, the lucky numbers drawn on Wednesday do not align in a column on the Powerball® play slip. The Mauldin winner has not come forward yet to share how they chose that number combination.
The winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize in South Carolina. For complete information on claiming prizes, visit sceducationlottery.com.
The odds of winning $2 million are 1 in 11,688,054.
The estimated jackpot for Saturday night’s drawing is $20 million.
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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