COLUMBIA, SC (May 8, 2026) – A Midlands couple is debt free after the wife scratched off a $200,000 lottery win on a $5 ticket.
The wife told lottery officials that she brought home a few tickets from Harry’s on Two Notch Rd. in Columbia. While her husband was scratching away on his card, she was staring at hers.
“Is this real?” she asked him.
Both were shocked to discover a top prize win on the Lottery’s new Star Power ticket was theirs.
“It was a big relief,” she wife told lottery officials.
The couple is planning to take care of a few small debts before considering any splurges.
The odds of winning $200,000 in the Star Power game are 1 in 760,000. One more top prize remains in the game.
For selling the claimed ticket, Harry’s in Columbia received a commission of $2,000.
Players can enter Star Power tickets for a chance to win trip to an iHeartRadio music event of their choice. Learn more at sceducationlottery.com.
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