COLUMBIA, SC (February 19, 2026) – An Upstate man won a $418,000 jackpot with a quick pick.
“I was shocked,” the winner told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.
He says he’s been playing Palmetto Cash 5 for a long time and always ops for the easy quick pick, letting the lottery terminal randomly select his numbers for him.
His lucky break came on a ticket purchased from the Ken Food Mart #2 at 496 S. Church St. in Spartanburg, when that ticket matched every single number drawn on January 11 to win the jackpot.
The winner, who does not wish to be identified, did not share his plans for the prize.
For selling the claimed ticket, Ken Food Mart #2 in Spartanburg received a commission of $4,180.
The odds of winning a Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 850,668.
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