COLUMBIA, SC (April 1, 2022) – An Upstate man got his first lottery win, and it was a big one.
“I never won anything before,” he admitted.
He’s still surprised that a lottery ticket he picked out at the JPS Corner Stop on 500 N. Logan St. in Gaffney won him a $300,000 top prize.
“I was ecstatic,” the winner told lottery officials.
He says as soon as he scratched off the win, he called his wife over for a second opinion. She looked and said, “It’s real.”
As for the couple’s plans, they are going to help their family and save for the future.
The winner overcame odds of 1 in 900,000 to leave four top prizes of $300,000 in the $300 Grand game.
JPS Corner Stop Inc. in Gaffney received a commission of $3,000 for selling the claimed ticket.
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“I never won anything before,” he admitted.
He’s still surprised that a lottery ticket he picked out at the JPS Corner Stop on 500 N. Logan St. in Gaffney won him a $300,000 top prize.
“I was ecstatic,” the winner told lottery officials.
He says as soon as he scratched off the win, he called his wife over for a second opinion. She looked and said, “It’s real.”
As for the couple’s plans, they are going to help their family and save for the future.
The winner overcame odds of 1 in 900,000 to leave four top prizes of $300,000 in the $300 Grand game.
JPS Corner Stop Inc. in Gaffney received a commission of $3,000 for selling the claimed ticket.
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