COLUMBIA, SC (July 27, 2020) – Would you know what to do if you won the Lottery? An Aiken lottery winner’s story offers some good advice.
The winner, who did not wish to be identified, says he stopped at the convenience store to fill up his car, ran inside to pay and decided to try his luck on a scratch-off ticket.
He didn’t expect to win $250,000. But when he did, he managed to put the excitement of the moment aside and do the three things necessary to protect his prize.
“I signed the ticket first,” he said.
Then he used his cell phone to snap a picture of the front and back of his ticket.
And lastly, he drove home and put the ticket in a safe place.
“I feel very fortunate to have won,” he shared.
The winner overcame odds of 1 in 810,000 to win $250,000 in the ($10) 50X game. Two top prizes remain in the game.
Quick Pantry #103 in Aiken received a commission of $2,500 for selling the claimed ticket.
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The winner, who did not wish to be identified, says he stopped at the convenience store to fill up his car, ran inside to pay and decided to try his luck on a scratch-off ticket.
He didn’t expect to win $250,000. But when he did, he managed to put the excitement of the moment aside and do the three things necessary to protect his prize.
“I signed the ticket first,” he said.
Then he used his cell phone to snap a picture of the front and back of his ticket.
And lastly, he drove home and put the ticket in a safe place.
“I feel very fortunate to have won,” he shared.
The winner overcame odds of 1 in 810,000 to win $250,000 in the ($10) 50X game. Two top prizes remain in the game.
Quick Pantry #103 in Aiken received a commission of $2,500 for selling the claimed ticket.
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