COLUMBIA, SC (October 24, 2025) – Yesterday marked seven years since a South Carolinian won a $1.5 billion Mega Millions® jackpot in the Upstate. Tonight, players have a shot at lesser, but still impressive $680 million prize. If won, it will be the 9th largest jackpot in game history.
On October 23, 2018, an anonymous woman let a customer pass her in line to buy a lottery ticket at the KC Mart on Lee Vaughn Rd. in Simpsonville. Her patience was rewarded. When it was her turn, she bought a quick pick ticket that won her, at the time, Mega Millions® largest jackpot of $1.5 billion.
South Carolina hasn’t had a jackpot winner since.
If that changes tonight, the winner has two options, a one-time cash payment of $318.2 million or the annuity, the entire jackpot, paid out over 29 years.
Tickets are $5.
South Carolinians interested in taking a chance must purchase tickets by 10 p.m. for the drawing at 11 p.m.
Please, play responsibly.
Mega Millions® jackpot odds: 1 in 290,472,336.
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