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Irmo Powerball® Player Misses the Jackpot by One Number

4/17/2025 12:37:13 PM

COLUMBIA, SC (April 17, 2025) A Midlands man almost won a Powerball® jackpot.

His ticket came up one number short in the drawing for a $154 million prize on February 12, winning him $100,000 instead.

“It was a welcome surprise,” he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials, who caught up with the happy winner this week.

He purchased his Powerball® with PowerPlay® ticket after grocery shopping at the Food Lion #534 at 1339 Dutch Fork Rd. in Irmo.

He says he’s still making plans for the prize, but has already given some to charity.

The Food Lion #534 in Irmo was rewarded with a $1,000 commission for selling the ticket.

The odds of matching four white ball numbers and the red Powerball® number playing Powerball® are 1 in 913,129.

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