Check your tickets. Grand-prize winning lottery game sold at a convenience store in SC
The person who purchased a ticket in Lexington for a lottery game with a rolling prize matched all five numbers in Wednesday’s drawing and won a six-figure jackpot, according to South Carolina Education Lottery officials.
The ticket that won the Palmetto Cash 5 game’s $130,000 grand prize was bought at a Midlands gas station/convenience store, officials said Thursday in a news release.
Now a search is underway for the winner.
What turned out to be the winning Palmetto Cash 5 ticket was sold at the Energy Express at 1104 North Lake Drive, officials said. That’s near the intersection with U.S. 378/Sunset Boulevard in a part of Lexington that’s densely packed with retail businesses and restaurants.
The winning numbers from Wednesday’s drawing were 3, 11, 17, 18 and 35.
The Palmetto Cash 5 ticket matched all five numbers drawn to win the game’s top prize, officials said.
The winner has 180 days to claim the six-figure prize, according to lottery officials.
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.
“Sign the back of your ticket and put it in a safe location until you’re ready to come forward to claim the prize,” lottery officials said.
For complete information on claiming prizes, go to sceducationlottery.com.
This was South Carolina’s 15th rolling jackpot win, officials said.
The odds of winning $130,000 playing Palmetto Cash 5 are 850,668-to-1, according to the release.
Energy Express will receive a commission for selling the winning ticket when it is turned into lottery officials.
The Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot for Thursday night’s drawing is reset at $100,000.
It costs $2 to purchase a Palmetto Cash 5 ticket, and drawings are held on a daily basis at 6:59 p.m., officials said.
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This story was originally published February 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM with the headline "Check your tickets. Grand-prize winning lottery game sold at a convenience store in SC."
