COLUMBIA, SC (May 24, 2023) – A Grand Strand man is retiring sooner than expected after winning $2 MILLION playing the South Carolina Education Lottery.
“I’m not making any big purchases,” the winner told lottery officials. “I’m investing it, so I can knock some years off my retirement.”
And he almost didn’t buy the ticket. He said he was on his way home from Costco when he changed his mind and ran inside the Food Lion grocery store on Belle Terre Blvd. in Myrtle Beach for a Powerball® ticket and the Lottery’s new $20 scratch-off.
The scratch-off made him a millionaire.
He texted his wife a photo of his winning ticket. She was at work when she saw it, and just like her husband, she’s not working for as long as she thought either.
The winner beat the 1 in 1,245,000 odds to leave five more top prizes of $2 million remaining in the Fastest Road to $2,000,000 game.
For selling the claimed ticket, Food Lion #2687 in Myrtle Beach received a commission of $20,000.
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