Small town SC store sells pair of six-digit winning lottery tickets for same drawing
The next time there’s a big lottery drawing, players might be lining up at the Wildwood Market to buy their tickets.
The convenience store in Lugoff has proven itself to be lucky, selling two six-figure winning games last week, the South Carolina Education Lottery said in a news release.
Thursday’s Palmetto Cash 5 drawing produced a pair of $200,000 winners that were sold at the Kershaw County store, according to the release.
The winning numbers were 2, 11, 15, 16, 26, and Power-Up: 2. They were the only top-prize winning tickets in the game’s past four drawings.
The ticket buyers each bought the Powered-Up option for $1, which doubled the prizes to $200,000, according to the release.
The winners have 180 days to claim their prizes, according to lottery officials.
The winners will be allowed to retain some privacy, as South Carolina is one of eight states — along with Delaware, Kansas, Georgia, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio and Texas — that allow lottery winners to remain anonymous.
The odds of winning $200,000 playing Palmetto Cash 5 are 878,399-to-1, according to the release.
Information about the likelihood of the same store selling two winning tickets in the same drawing was not available, but the odds of lightning striking twice in the same spot are 1-in-9 million.
“Sign the back of your ticket and put it in a safe location until you’re ready to come forward to claim the prize,” lottery officials said.
Wildwood Market will receive two commissions of $2,000 for selling the winning tickets when they are turned into lottery officials.
In addition to the six-figure jackpot, lottery officials said more than 5,600 ticket holders also won prizes following Thursday’s Palmetto Cash 5 drawing.
For complete information on claiming prizes, go to sceducationlottery.com.
This story was originally published October 23, 2022 at 12:35 PM with the headline "Small town SC store sells pair of six-digit winning lottery tickets for same drawing."
