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Mark it Paid, Charleston Couple is Debt Free After $250,000 Lottery Win

3/1/2016 10:19:48 AM

COLUMBIA, SC (March 1, 2016) – When are taxes, loans and bills ever fun?

When you’ve won a quarter-of-a-million dollars and don’t have to worry about them anymore.

That happened for a Charleston couple this week, when the husband scratched off a $250,000 win on the Mega Bucks game while sitting in his driveway waiting on the garage door to open.

“I called my wife from the car,” he said.

And for several days the couple poured over their bills and expenses coming up with a plan.

“My wife figured it all out,” credited the husband.

They are debt free today.

“I’m relaxed,” the winner said.

As of this release, four top prizes of $250,000 remain in the $10 Mega Bucks game. The odds of winning $250,000 are 1 in 696,000.

For selling the claimed ticket, Kwik Stop Food Mart in Charleston received a commission of $2,500.

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