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$2 Million and $50,000 Powerball® Wins this Weekend in SC

5/11/2020 12:01:50 PM

COLUMBIA, SC (May 11, 2020) – In Saturday’s Powerball® drawing a player in Central won $2 million and a player on Hilton Head Island won $50,000!

The ticket worth $2 million that matched all five white ball numbers drawn was purchased at the Murphy USA #6940 store at 1290 Eighteen Mile Rd. in Central. Because the player purchased PowerPlay® for an additional $1, the would be $1 million prize was multiplied to $2 million.

The $50,000 Powerball® ticket was sold on Hilton Head Island at the Enmark Station #848 at 3 Palmetto Bay Rd. This winner matched four white ball numbers and the red Powerball® number.

Powerball® – Saturday, May 9
12 - 18 - 42 - 48 – 65 Powerball®: 19


Check your tickets. More than to 8,700 players in South Carolina hold tickets for prizes from $4 up to $2 million. Of these, more than 4,300 players purchased PowerPlay® to see their non-jackpot winnings, excluding the Match 5 prize, multiplied by five. Players have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prizes. For complete information on claiming prizes, visit sceducationlottery.com.

The odds of winning $1 million are 1 in 11,688,054. The odds of a 5X multiplier being selected are 1 in 21.4, when the jackpot is $150 million or less.

The odds of winning $50,000 are 1 in 913,129.

The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing is $77 million.

Net proceeds from every dollar spent by players on the South Carolina Education Lottery are returned to the state in the form of funding for education, prizes, retailer commissions, and payment to contractors for goods and services.

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