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$2 MILLION Powerball® Ticket Sold in Fort Mill

8/21/2017 9:08:50 AM

COLUMBIA, SC (August 21, 2017) – A Powerball® player in Fort Mill is holding a ticket worth $2 MILLION. The $2 MILLION ticket was purchased from the 7-Eleven 35581A at 240 Carowinds Blvd. in Fort Mill for Saturday night’s drawing.

The ticket sold in Fort Mill matched all five white ball numbers drawn. Because the ticket holder purchased PowerPlay® for an extra $1, the $1 million prize increased to $2 MILLION.

Powerball® – Saturday, August 19, 2017
17 - 19 - 39 - 43 - 68 Powerball®: 13

Check your tickets. More than to 70,000 players in South Carolina hold tickets for prizes from $4 up to $2 MILLION. Of these, more than 26,000 players purchased PowerPlay® to see their non-jackpot winnings, excluding the Match 5 prize, multiplied by four. Players have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prizes. For complete information on claiming prizes, visit sceducationlottery.com.

The odds of winning $1 million are 1 in 11,688,054.

The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing is $650 million.

Proceeds from every dollar spent by players on the South Carolina Education Lottery are returned to the state in the form of funding for education, prizes, retailer commissions, and payment to contractors for goods and services.

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