COLUMBIA, SC (April 25, 2011) – Doug Delk didn’t get want he wanted. He got something better.
Wildwood Convenience Store in Moncks Corner was sold out of his favorite lottery scratch-off, so he picked another ticket. Standing in the store he won $200,000.
“I found a good Easter egg,” he joked with lottery officials. “I was hooping and a hollering.”
Sandy Keeler, the manager at Wildwood Convenience, sold him the winning ticket.
“He threw his arms up in the air, hugged me and gave me a smooch on the cheek,” said Keeler. “It was a good thing he bought that ticket instead. We were glad to see a regular customer win.”
Delk, a truck driver, calls Moncks Corner home. He stops in at Wildwood Convenience about once a week to play the Lottery. Until now, the most he’s won has been $500.
When he arrived in Columbia with the Emerald Green 7’s ticket, he could hardly finish a sentence without laughing.
“I feel great,” he grinned. “I’m having a great day.”
The winner shared he’s always rented and will use the winnings to buy some land and build a home. Wildwood Convenience will also benefit by receiving $2,000, a 1 percent retailer commission when the ticket was claimed.
According to Keeler, this $200,000 winner is the largest scratch-off winner the store has sold. Wildwood Convenience has had great success with Powerball®, selling tickets worth $800,000 and $600,000.
As of this release, four top prizes of $200,000 remain in the Emerald Green 7’s game. Odds of winning the top prize are little more than 1 in 497,000.
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Wildwood Convenience Store in Moncks Corner was sold out of his favorite lottery scratch-off, so he picked another ticket. Standing in the store he won $200,000.
“I found a good Easter egg,” he joked with lottery officials. “I was hooping and a hollering.”
Sandy Keeler, the manager at Wildwood Convenience, sold him the winning ticket.
“He threw his arms up in the air, hugged me and gave me a smooch on the cheek,” said Keeler. “It was a good thing he bought that ticket instead. We were glad to see a regular customer win.”
Delk, a truck driver, calls Moncks Corner home. He stops in at Wildwood Convenience about once a week to play the Lottery. Until now, the most he’s won has been $500.
When he arrived in Columbia with the Emerald Green 7’s ticket, he could hardly finish a sentence without laughing.
“I feel great,” he grinned. “I’m having a great day.”
The winner shared he’s always rented and will use the winnings to buy some land and build a home. Wildwood Convenience will also benefit by receiving $2,000, a 1 percent retailer commission when the ticket was claimed.
According to Keeler, this $200,000 winner is the largest scratch-off winner the store has sold. Wildwood Convenience has had great success with Powerball®, selling tickets worth $800,000 and $600,000.
As of this release, four top prizes of $200,000 remain in the Emerald Green 7’s game. Odds of winning the top prize are little more than 1 in 497,000.
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