COLUMBIA, SC (March 31, 2023) – A Grand Strand lottery player turned a $10 lottery win into $500,000.
The winner says he cashed in a $10 winning ticket and made a “split second decision” to buy another ticket that won him the half-a-million dollar top prize.
He didn’t scratch the ticket right away. Instead he waited until his work break to scratch the $500,000 Multiplier Money ticket that he’d bought at the Murphy Express #8632 on 8737 Hwy. 17 Byp. in Surfside Beach. The result startled him.
“I thought I was having a panic attack, a heart attack and a stroke,” he said describing his initial response to the big win.
Now he’s feeling just fine. “I’m debt free,” he said.
The winner overcame odds of 1 in 660,000 to win $500,000 in the $500,000 Multiplier Money game. One more top prize remains on the ticket.
Murphy Express #8632 in Surfside Beach received a commission of $5,000 for selling the claimed ticket.
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