COLUMBIA, SC (February 21, 2022) – An Upstate couple thought they won $500, but a second look at their lottery ticket revealed a much bigger pay day. They won $100,000.
“I had to pinch myself,” said the boyfriend.
He says his girlfriend was sitting on the couch scratching a $3 crossword, style lottery ticket that he purchased at the Scotchman #3814 at 800 Fairview St. in Fountain Inn, when she had an announcement. “We got seven words and won $500,” she said. A half hour later she looked at the ticket again and counted 11 words for a $100,000 win.
“We were happy as heck when we won $500, and when it turned into $100,000 we got a whole lot happier,” said the boyfriend.
The couple took a day off from work to travel to Columbia to cash in the winning ticket. They told lottery officials they haven’t made any plans for the winnings yet, but will spend it wisely.
“This is awesome,” said the boyfriend.
One top prize of $100,000 remains in the $3 Lady Jumbo Bucks Crossword game, at odds of 1 in 600,000.
For selling the claimed ticket, Scotchman #3814 in Fountain Inn received a commission of $1,000.
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“I had to pinch myself,” said the boyfriend.
He says his girlfriend was sitting on the couch scratching a $3 crossword, style lottery ticket that he purchased at the Scotchman #3814 at 800 Fairview St. in Fountain Inn, when she had an announcement. “We got seven words and won $500,” she said. A half hour later she looked at the ticket again and counted 11 words for a $100,000 win.
“We were happy as heck when we won $500, and when it turned into $100,000 we got a whole lot happier,” said the boyfriend.
The couple took a day off from work to travel to Columbia to cash in the winning ticket. They told lottery officials they haven’t made any plans for the winnings yet, but will spend it wisely.
“This is awesome,” said the boyfriend.
One top prize of $100,000 remains in the $3 Lady Jumbo Bucks Crossword game, at odds of 1 in 600,000.
For selling the claimed ticket, Scotchman #3814 in Fountain Inn received a commission of $1,000.
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