COLUMBIA, SC (May 13, 2026) – A Grand Strand lottery player says it was good karma that won him a $586,000 jackpot.
Two months before the big win, he found a $500 winning lottery ticket and returned it to its rightful owner.
“The owner was so grateful to get the ticket back, that I knew I was going to hit the lottery after that,” the winner said. “I just knew it.”
He found the $500 winning Pick 3 ticket on the floor at the Murphy gas station located in front of the Walmart on Dorsett Dr. in Myrtle Beach. He told the store manager to let him know if anyone showed up looking for the ticket. When someone did, he handed it back to them.
The good deed was rewarded on April 25, when a Palmetto Cash 5 ticket he bought at the same store matched all five numbers drawn to win that night’s $586,000 jackpot.
“I’ve been lucky in life and can use this prize to help some people,” he said. “And maybe my story will encourage others to do the right thing.”
For selling the claimed ticket, Walmart #5923 Fuel Kiosk in Myrtle Beach received a commission of $5,860.
The odds of winning a Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 850,668.
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