COLUMBIA, SC (August 12, 2021) – The keys to a new home could soon be in the hands of an Upstate lottery winner who won $200,000.
“Maybe it will happen this week,” the optimistic home buyer said.
He’s going house hunting with the prize he won off a $5 South Carolina Education Lottery ticket he picked out at ED’s GT Express Mart at 1501 Rutherford Rd. in Greenville. He says after shopping at Walmart he dropped by the store to fill up his car. Standing out at the gas pumps he scratched off the big win.
“It was surreal,” he said. “I’m glad I was blessed and the store is getting something too.”
Neil Patel, who owns ED’s GT Express Mart, was happy to hear that one of his regular customer’s won. His store received a $2,000 commission for selling the claimed ticket, and Patel plans to put that money to good use. He’s tipping the clerk that sold the winning ticket and investing the rest in renovations happening next door to the convenience store.
Three top prizes of $200,000 remain in the ($5) 5 Times Lucky game at odds of 1 in 750,000.
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“Maybe it will happen this week,” the optimistic home buyer said.
He’s going house hunting with the prize he won off a $5 South Carolina Education Lottery ticket he picked out at ED’s GT Express Mart at 1501 Rutherford Rd. in Greenville. He says after shopping at Walmart he dropped by the store to fill up his car. Standing out at the gas pumps he scratched off the big win.
“It was surreal,” he said. “I’m glad I was blessed and the store is getting something too.”
Neil Patel, who owns ED’s GT Express Mart, was happy to hear that one of his regular customer’s won. His store received a $2,000 commission for selling the claimed ticket, and Patel plans to put that money to good use. He’s tipping the clerk that sold the winning ticket and investing the rest in renovations happening next door to the convenience store.
Three top prizes of $200,000 remain in the ($5) 5 Times Lucky game at odds of 1 in 750,000.
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