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Out Shopping, Midlands Player Bags $50K Prize

6/28/2024 11:27:46 AM

COLUMBIA, SC (June 28, 2024)On a shopping trip, a Midlands woman spent $2 on a lottery ticket and brought home $50,000.

She struck gold at the Murphy Express #8629 at 3 Bay Ln. in Camden.

“I though it’s just $2, so I have nothing to lose,” she told lottery officials of her decision to play. “I was hoping I’d win, but not expecting it.”

As for her plans for the prize money, she’s not going shopping.  “I’m saving it,” she said.

Three more top prizes of $50,000 remain in the Jumbo Bucks game at odds of 1 in 600,000.

Murphy Express #8629 in Camden received a commission of $500 for selling the claimed ticket.

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