COLUMBIA, SC (January 20, 2023) – A former Carolina fan, might just give the Gamecocks another chance. He had the change of heart after winning $200,000 on the school’s $5 scratch-off.
He bought the winning Carolina Jackpot ticket at the G Mart at 685 Columbia Rd. in Chester. The winner, who does not wish to be identified, says he stopped in the store for a cup of coffee on the way to work and picked out the ticket.
“I walked outside, scratched the ticket and couldn’t believe it,” he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials. “I went back in the store and showed them, and they said, ‘You are a winner.’”
He is sharing the win with his kids and grandkids.
The Chester man’s overcame odds of 1 in 720,000 to win $200,000 in the Carolina Jackpot game that has no more top prizes available.
G Mart in Chester received a commission of $2,000 for selling the claimed ticket.
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