COLUMBIA, SC (March 27, 2026) – A Midlands lottery player’s morning routine was interrupted by a $30,000 win.
“I had to pinch myself,” he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.
He says he got his morning cup of coffee and a $2 lottery ticket at the First Stop on Old Number Six Hwy. in Vance, in Orangeburg County, and was stunned by what happened next. He was sipping coffee and scratching the lottery ticket when he realized the number “3” on the ticket matched to win him a $30,000 top prize.
The winner, who does not wish to be identified, says he’ll keep playing.
Odds of winning $30,000 in the Lottery’s 20X game are 1 in 810,000. Three more top prizes remain in the game.
First Stop in Vance received a commission of $300 for selling the claimed ticket.
The tiny town of Vance is on a win streak.
Last week, a player in Vance won a $500,000 windfall.
This winning ticket was sold four miles away at the Vance
Convenience Store LLC on Lodge Hall St.
The prize was won on a 100X scratch-off at odds of 1 in 1,248,000.
The winner chose to remain anonymous.
The store received a $5,000 commission for selling the claimed ticket.
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