Decision to visit convenience store on day off pays off in big way for SC woman
A Midlands woman decided to visit a convenience store on her day off, and it paid off in a big way.
The woman won the $200,000 top prize in a scratch-off game she bought at Neel Mart, South Carolina Education Lottery officials said Wednesday in a news release. That’s on Paxville Highway in Manning.
“Wow,” the woman said of winning the six-figure jackpot.
The woman’s name has not been released because South Carolina is one of eight states — along with Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio and Texas — that allow lottery winners to remain anonymous.
She didn’t say if she was planning to return to work, but the woman said her plans for the newfound windfall include buying a house and car, according to the release.
Lottery officials said the odds of winning the top prize in the $5 Payday Bonus Play game are one-in-900,000, and one of the four top prizes in the scratch-off game remain unclaimed.
The convenience store received a commission of $2,000 for selling the claimed winning ticket, according to the release.
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This story was originally published October 5, 2022 at 9:42 AM with the headline "Decision to visit convenience store on day off pays off in big way for SC woman."
