Woman thought she was dreaming when she won SC lottery game’s grand prize late at night
An Upstate woman didn’t believe her eyes when she scratched off a lottery ticket in the middle of the night and revealed the game’s grand prize, according to South Carolina Education Lottery officials.
“I thought, ‘Am I dreaming?’ ” she said in a news release.
It was no dream, and she had won the Wild Cash Multiplier Extra Play game’s $300,000 jackpot, according to the release.
The woman woke up at 1 a.m., and remembered the ticket she had bought for $10 at DD’s Food Mart, a gas station/convenience store on Arthur Boulevard in Union, officials said. She didn’t get much sleep after uncovering the six-figure prize, according to the release.
Despite the win, and a lack of sleep the woman said she behaved as though nothing had changed the following morning.
“I got up and went to work as normal,” she said. “And, I didn’t tell anyone.”
The winner will be allowed to retain some privacy, as South Carolina is one of 11 states — along with Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas and Virginia — that allow lottery winners to remain anonymous.
The winner said her newfound windfall could be spent on buying a new home, officials said.
One of the Wild Cash Multiplier Extra Play game’s six top prizes remains unclaimed, according to the release.
The odds of winning the six-figure top prize in the scratch-off game were 1-in-740,000, officials said.
DD’s Food Mart received a commission of $3,000 for selling the claimed ticket, according to the release.
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This story was originally published November 24, 2024 at 10:07 AM with the headline "Woman thought she was dreaming when she won SC lottery game’s grand prize late at night."
