COLUMBIA, SC (April 29, 2026) – A Midlands man’s day took an unbelievable turn when he played the Lottery and won $500,000.
The winner, who does not wish to be identified, told South Carolina Education Lottery officials that after spending his day having new tires put on his car, he stopped at the Sumter Stop on S. Guignard Dr. in Sumter to play the lottery.
“I was on the way home and something told me to stop and get two tickets,” he said.
The first ticket he scratched wasn’t a winner, but the second ticket revealed a half-a-million-dollar payday. It was the first top prize in the Lottery’s new $10 Winning Spree game.
“Wow!” he said.
He plans to save the windfall for retirement.
The odds of winning $500,000 in the Winning Spree game are 1 in 1,200,000. Four more top prizes of $500,000 remain in the game.
And he’s not the only winner. Sumter Stop in Sumter received a commission of $5,000 for selling the claimed ticket.
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