COLUMBIA, SC (November 20, 2024) – Christmas came early for a Midlands man when he won $500,000 on the Lottery’s holiday scratch-off game that went on sale last month.
He purchased the $10 Shimmering Riches ticket at the Broad River Mart on Broad River Rd. in Columbia. He says he was shocked when he scratched off that many zeros to bring home a half-a-million dollar prize.
“When I look at my bank account, I can’t believe it,” he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials after cashing in the big win.
And he’s added one item to his Christmas list.
“I’m trying to find a house,” he said.
The win leaves three top prizes of $500,000 in Shimmering Riches game at odds of 1 in 1,128,000.
Broad River Mart in Columbia received a commission of $5,000 for selling the claimed ticket.
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