COLUMBIA, SC (October 19, 2020) – A Midlands woman has been playing the South Carolina Education Lottery since it started, so boy was she surprised when she didn’t recognize a $250,000 win when she saw one.
The first number she scratched off her $10 Wild Cash instant ticket uncovered a “stack of cash” symbol to win a quarter-of-a-million dollars. But she didn’t stop scratching the ticket.
“I thought ‘Yeah, right,’” she told lottery officials. “So I kept scratching.”
Once finished, she looked over the completely scratched off card and that’s when it dawned on her that after 18 years of buying tickets a top prize win was finally hers.
“I never guessed this would happen,” she said after cashing in the winning ticket she’d purchased at the Quick Stop #2 on W. Main St. in Lexington.
She says her and her husband worked hard all their lives and planned for retirement, so this win is icing on the cake. They plan to travel the country and give generously to their church.
“It’s an absolute blessing,” she said.
The Lexington player overcame odds of 1 in 780,000 to win $250,000 in the $10 Wild Cash game. Two more top prizes remain in the game.
Quick Stop #2 in Lexington received a commission of $2,500 for selling the claimed ticket.
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The first number she scratched off her $10 Wild Cash instant ticket uncovered a “stack of cash” symbol to win a quarter-of-a-million dollars. But she didn’t stop scratching the ticket.
“I thought ‘Yeah, right,’” she told lottery officials. “So I kept scratching.”
Once finished, she looked over the completely scratched off card and that’s when it dawned on her that after 18 years of buying tickets a top prize win was finally hers.
“I never guessed this would happen,” she said after cashing in the winning ticket she’d purchased at the Quick Stop #2 on W. Main St. in Lexington.
She says her and her husband worked hard all their lives and planned for retirement, so this win is icing on the cake. They plan to travel the country and give generously to their church.
“It’s an absolute blessing,” she said.
The Lexington player overcame odds of 1 in 780,000 to win $250,000 in the $10 Wild Cash game. Two more top prizes remain in the game.
Quick Stop #2 in Lexington received a commission of $2,500 for selling the claimed ticket.
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