COLUMBIA, SC (October 16, 2026) – A Midlands lottery player says winning $30,000 on a $2 scratch-off feels like a dream.
“I can’t believe it,” she told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.
She says she wasn’t going to play the lottery, but talked herself into buying two, $2 scratch-offs at the Shamrock Corner store on Shakespeare Rd. in Columbia.
“I said it’s just $2, so it won’t break me,” she said explaining her decision to take a chance. “I won it on the first ticket I scratched.”
As for her plans for the prize, she says she is still figuring out how to turn the dream into a lasting reality.
She beat the 1 in 600,000 odds on the 7-11-21 Tripler game to leave two more top prizes remaining.
Shamrock Corner in Columbia received a commission of $300 for selling the claimed ticket.
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