COLUMBIA, SC (January 15, 2026) – A Conway lottery player’s birth date and the birthdays of her closest family members gave her quite a gift before Christmas. She played those dates on a Palmetto Cash 5 ticket and won an $814,000 jackpot.
“I couldn’t comprehend what I was seeing,” she told lottery officials describing the moment she checked her ticket. “Am I looking at my ticket or the draw results?”
Her ticket, purchased from the Quick Stop at Hwy. 701 N. in Conway, matched every number drawn on December 22.
As for her plans, she says she doesn’t want to spend the prize money on herself.
“It’s more fun to help others,” she said.
For selling the claimed ticket, Quick Stop in Conway received a commission of $8,140.
The odds of winning a Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 850,668.
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