A winning Powerball ticket was sold in South Carolina. Check your numbers
Nobody won the multimillion-dollar top prize in Saturday’s Powerball drawing, but a ticket sold in South Carolina matched enough numbers for a five-digit payday.
A $50,000 winning ticket was sold at a gas station/convenience store in North Augusta, South Carolina Education Lottery officials said Monday in a news release.
So far, the ticket holder has not come forward to claim their prize.
The prize-winning ticket was one number away from matching all of those selected in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, according to the release.
The ticket matched four of the five white balls, along with the red Powerball number, officials said.
The winning numbers from the drawing were 11, 24, 58, 66, 67 and Powerball: 26.
The ticket was sold at the Circle K store at 226 Georgia Ave., according to the release. That’s near SRP Park, a baseball stadium on the banks of the Savannah River.
The winner has 180 days to claim their prize, according to lottery officials.
The winner 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.
“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.
For complete information on claiming prizes, go to sceducationlottery.com.
The odds of matching four white ball numbers and the red Powerball number are 913,129-to-1, according to the release.
The chances of winning the top prize in a Powerball drawing are 293,000,000-to-1, officials said.
Because there was no jackpot winner, the top prize in Monday night’s Powerball drawing has risen to $131 million.
The convenience store in North Augusta will receive a commission of $500 when the ticket is turned in to lottery officials.
There was another five-digit prize winning ticket from Saturday’s drawing sold in South Carolina, according to the release. A player at Lotto Palace in Mullins also won $50,000 in the Double Play drawing, officials said.
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This story was originally published February 27, 2023 at 11:54 AM with the headline "A winning Powerball ticket was sold in South Carolina. Check your numbers."
