COLUMBIA, SC (August 30, 2019) – Lottery players in Aiken and Lugoff bought tickets on their lunch breaks and won $125,000.
The winning ticket sold at the Airport Stop & Shop on Columbia Hwy. N. in Aiken was bought by a Beech Island man.
“I have horrible luck, but I feel luckier now,” the winner admitted to lottery officials when he cashed in his Mega Money ticket.
A man from Fayetteville, NC, made his winning lunch time purchase at the S M Mart on Hwy. 1 S. in Lugoff.
“Not a bad day,” he said describing the win on a 777 scratch-off. And he took the next day off from work to celebrate.
The Beech Island winner claimed the last top prize of $125,000 in the $5 Mega Money game, at odds of 1 in 600,000. Two top prizes of $125,000 remain in the ($5) 777 game, at odds of 1 in 660,000.
For selling the claimed tickets, Airport Stop & Shop in Aiken and S M Mart in Lugoff each received a commission of $1,250.
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The winning ticket sold at the Airport Stop & Shop on Columbia Hwy. N. in Aiken was bought by a Beech Island man.
“I have horrible luck, but I feel luckier now,” the winner admitted to lottery officials when he cashed in his Mega Money ticket.
A man from Fayetteville, NC, made his winning lunch time purchase at the S M Mart on Hwy. 1 S. in Lugoff.
“Not a bad day,” he said describing the win on a 777 scratch-off. And he took the next day off from work to celebrate.
The Beech Island winner claimed the last top prize of $125,000 in the $5 Mega Money game, at odds of 1 in 600,000. Two top prizes of $125,000 remain in the ($5) 777 game, at odds of 1 in 660,000.
For selling the claimed tickets, Airport Stop & Shop in Aiken and S M Mart in Lugoff each received a commission of $1,250.
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