COLUMBIA, SC (August 13, 2020) – For 48 hours a Mullins man didn’t feel like a lottery winner.
He bought a ticket at Murphy Express #8561 on Hwy. 76 in Mullins, scratched it and won $250,000.
“I couldn’t wrap my mind around it,” he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials. “For two days it didn’t seem real.”
He says the win finally sank in when he traveled to Columbia and cashed in the $250,000 Cash Bonus ticket.
“I’m going to pay off a house,” he said.
The Mullins player overcame odds of 1 in 685,714.29 to win $250,000 in the ($10) $250,000 Cash Bonus game. Four top prizes remain in the game.
Murphy Express #8561 in Mullins received a commission of $2,500 for selling the claimed ticket.
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He bought a ticket at Murphy Express #8561 on Hwy. 76 in Mullins, scratched it and won $250,000.
“I couldn’t wrap my mind around it,” he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials. “For two days it didn’t seem real.”
He says the win finally sank in when he traveled to Columbia and cashed in the $250,000 Cash Bonus ticket.
“I’m going to pay off a house,” he said.
The Mullins player overcame odds of 1 in 685,714.29 to win $250,000 in the ($10) $250,000 Cash Bonus game. Four top prizes remain in the game.
Murphy Express #8561 in Mullins received a commission of $2,500 for selling the claimed ticket.
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