A $20,000 lottery prize is waiting to be claimed in Hilton Head. How to get it
A Hilton Head lottery player might have won thousands, but doesn’t know it yet.
The lucky winner of a $20,000 Mega Millions ticket sold on Tuesday, May 13, at the Kroger on 42 Shelter Cove Lane has yet to come forward, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery.
The winning numbers for this $20,000 ticket are 6, 29, 33, 47 and 68 for the Tuesday drawing.
The gold Megaball number for this ticket is 20.
The Mega Millions jackpot prize in Tuesday’s drawing was worth $110 million, and no winner has been determined. The next drawing is set for Friday, May 16, with an increased jackpot prize of $122 million.
How to claim your lottery prize
Winners have 180 days from the drawing date to claim their prize, which means the winner of this ticket has until Nov. 9, 2026, to do so.
To claim your prize, follow these steps:
- Sign your ticket in the space provided on the back
- Once signed, you can redeem your ticket at any lottery retailer
- Prizes can be awarded in cash, money order or check
- Winnings over $500 can be claimed by mail or by visiting the Columbia Claims Center
If you choose to collect your winnings by mail, you must fill out a claim form, include a photocopy of an ID card and your signed ticket. Winnings over $100,000 must be collected at the Columbia Claims Center.
For full details on how to claim prizes, visit the South Carolina Education Lottery claim page.
What are the odds of winning?
To win this $20,000 prize, the ticket has to match four white ball numbers and the gold Megaball number, a combination with odds of 1 in 893,761.
When was the last Hilton Head lottery winner?
This isn’t the only recent winning ticket on the island. The last winning ticket to be sold in Hilton Head was claimed on May 14 and sold at the Publix located at 11 Palmetto Bay Road. The ticket was worth $1,510.
In the past three months, 52 winning tickets worth $500 or more have been sold on Hilton Head. Across Beaufort County, that number jumps to 574 winning tickets worth $500 or more in the past three months.
To view all the claimed winning tickets in South Carolina, visit the SCEL claimed winning tickets page.
What is the South Carolina Education Lottery?
The South Carolina Education Lottery is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association, best known for Powerball.
The SCEL uses lottery proceeds toward supporting improvements and enhancements for educational purposes and programs in the state.
All distributions of funds are determined by the South Carolina General Assembly.
This means that every dollar spent on the SCEL contributes right back to the state through:
Education funding
Prizes for players
Retailer commissions
Goods and services provided by contractors
The total amounts contributed, according to the SCEL, calculate to almost half a billion dollars, divided between:
$592 million transferred for education
$2.4 billion in ticket sales
$1.6 billion in prize winnings to players
$168 million in commissions earned by retailers
Since the lottery launched in 2002, more than 2.7 million scholarships have been awarded to students in South Carolina.
