COLUMBIA, SC (November 21, 2024) – An Upstate man was on his way to go hunting when he caught something big, a $500,000 lottery win.
He spotted the winning scratch-off at the 7 Eleven on the Liberty Hwy. in Anderson. He told South Carolina Education Lottery officials the he couldn’t believe his good luck when the half-a-million-dollar prize appeared on his ticket.
“It was a blessing,” he said. “I don’t have any plans for the prize money yet. Me and the wife are going to decide that together.”
The win leaves one top prize of $500,000 in Grand Stacks game at odds of 1 in 1,440,000.
7 Eleven #36845A in Anderson received a commission of $5,000 for selling the claimed ticket.
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