$200K lottery winner bought ticket at Beaufort gas station Thursday

Thursday night’s Palmetto Cash 5 drawing produced a $200,000 windfall for whoever bought it at the Citgo gas station at 32 Savannah Highway in Beaufort.

The ticket matched all five numbers drawn to win the $100,000 top prize, according to a news release from the South Carolina Education Lottery. Because the ticket holder “Powered-Up” for an additional $1, the $100,000 top prize was doubled to $200,000 when a two was drawn.

The winning numbers were 5-8-12-36-38; Power-Up: 2.

Winners have 180 days to claim their prizes. For more information, visit sceducationlottery.com.

More than 3,800 Palmetto Cash 5 players won prizes from $1 up to $200,000 in Thursday’s drawing.

The odds of winning $200,000 playing Palmetto Cash 5 are 1 in 1,003,884.

This story was originally published February 10, 2017 at 9:14 AM with the headline "$200K lottery winner bought ticket at Beaufort gas station Thursday."