COLUMBIA, SC (June 20, 2025) – A
Myrtle Beach tourist played the lottery and took home to Georgia a $200,000 souvenir.
The winner was celebrating her
birthday at the beach when she tried her luck on a $10 lottery ticket from the
Myrtle Beach Petro on S. Kings Hwy.
“I almost fainted,” she told
South Carolina Education Lottery officials when she realized the big win was
hers. “It was a miracle.”
She says her husband tried to calm
her down, but he was shaking with excitement too.
The couple packed their bags
and took a detour to Columbia to cash in the winning ticket. They plan to use
the prizemoney to help their family.
The odds of winning $200,000 in the The Big $pin game are 1 in 1,500,000. Two more top prizes remain in the game.
For selling the claimed ticket, Myrtle Beach Petro LLC in Myrtle Beach received a commission of $2,000.
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