COLUMBIA, SC (December 15, 2022) – A Grand Strand man is expanding his business following a $1 million lottery win.
“It’s amazing,” he said. “I never thought I’d win $1 million.”
The millionaire, who did not wish to be identified, says he regularly stops by the Murphy Express #8717 at 557 International Dr. in Myrtle Beach before work and on that morning spent $10 on a lottery ticket.
“I told the clerk when I bought it that I never win,” he said. But his luck changed when he scratched off the last $1 million top prize in THE MILLION game at odds of 1 in 1,440,000.
He immediately called his wife, who thought he was lying when he told her about the win. Instead of going to work, he went to get her, and the couple drove straight to the Lottery’s Claims Center in Columbia to cash in the windfall.
“I’m going to invest in my business,” he told lottery officials.
“I always try to give back when I can.”
Murphy Express #8717 in Myrtle Beach received a commission of
$10,000 for selling the claimed ticket.
Players can enter their non-winning ($10) THE MILLION tickets into a
second-chance drawing for a chance to win $1 million. For complete details on
the THE MILLION Second-Chance Promotion, please visit sceducationlottery.com.
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