COLUMBIA, SC (November 13, 2025) – An Upstate man’s dream of winning the Lottery has finally come true.
“I was baffled at first,” he said when he realized his $5 scratch-off won him $200,000.
He told lottery officials that he’d always wanted to win a big prize but never expected it to actually happen. When it did, and the news sunk in, he couldn’t contain his joy. He says he left the Mike & Jack store on Augusta Rd. in Pelzer in a hurry to go show his family and friends his ticket.
As for his plans for the big prize, he says, “I hit the Lottery with my children, and this win will allow me to help them in life.” He is also giving to an area church.
Two more top prizes of $200,000 remain in the Neon Jackpot game at odds of 1 in 930,000.
For selling the claimed ticket, Mike & Jack #2 in Pelzer received a commission of $2,000.
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