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Upstate Woman’s Lucky Streak Culminates with $200,000 Win

3/12/2026 11:35:02 AM

COLUMBIA, SC (March 12, 2026) – Talk about lucky, an Upstate woman bought four lottery tickets, and all four were winners.

She says she stopped for a soda and spent $20 on $5 scratch-offs at the Stop-A-Minit #12 on W. Main St. in Liberty. She won her money back off the first two tickets, won $5 on the third, and saved the best one for last. It was worth $200,000.

“When it sinks in, I can let you know how it feels,” the winner told South Carolina Education Lottery officials. “I still haven’t wrapped my brain around it.”

As for her plans, she is buying a new home.

The odds of winning $200,000 in the Neon Jackpot game are 1 in 930,000. One more top prize remains in the game.

For selling the claimed ticket, Stop-A-Minit #12 in Liberty received a commission of $2,000.

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