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Charleston Man Who Dreamt About Winning the Lottery, Buys Ticket and Wins $300,000

5/26/2021 2:10:12 PM

COLUMBIA, SC (May 27, 2021) – A North Charleston lottery player had a dream he won the Lottery. The next morning his dream literally came true. He bought a lottery ticket and won $300,000.

“I was feeling lucky that day,” the winner told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.

He says he was on his way to work when he stopped by the Rania Mart LLC at 6915 Stall Rd. in North Charleston a paid $10 for a ticket. He scratched it in his car in the store’s parking lot and was thrilled with the result. He took the rest of the day off and drove to Columbia to collect his prize.

“I got lucky,” he said. “This is life changing.”

The winner overcame odds of 1 in 780,000 to leave three top prizes of $300,000 remaining in the $10 Money Maker game.

Rania Mart LLC in North Charleston received a commission of $3,000 for selling the claimed ticket.

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