COLUMBIA, SC (September 15, 2023) – A Midlands man stopped for a cup of coffee but it was the lottery ticket he left the store with that gave him the ultimate pick me up.
He won $2 million.
The winner told South Carolina Education Lottery officials that he scratched the $20 ticket in his car siting in the parking lot of the Stop N Go at 704 Old Barnwell Rd. in West Columbia. He couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the #12 on the ticket matched for a prize that made him an instant millionaire.
“It’s simple life changing,” he said.
The winner, who does not wish to be identified, isn’t spending the windfall anytime soon. “I’m saving it for retirement,” he said.
The winner beat the 1 in 1,260,000 odds to leave seven more top prizes of $2 million remaining in the Millionaire’s Club game.
For selling the claimed ticket, Stop N Go in West Columbia received a commission of $20,000.
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