A LOTTERY player was very lucky to win $200,000 which he would invest in a new home.
The winner and his partner, from upstate South Carolina, explained how they would have lost a life-changing amount of money if they didn’t write a second check.
This pair, who wished to remain anonymous, purchased a $5 Double Sided Dollars Extra Play lottery ticket.
The receipt was purchased at a convenience store in Spartanburg, about 70 miles southeast of Charlotte, North Carolina.
This couple purchased their ticket at a Circle K store on E. Main St, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery.
The wife explained that she initially threw away the ticket thinking it was a loser.
Her husband realized his mistake when he saw the paper in the trash.
“You got a 12,” he remembers shouting to his wife.
The strip had not been completely scratched before it was thrown away.
She crossed out the rest of the paper to reveal that they had won the huge prize.
They visited the state’s lottery outlets to claim the prize.
The couple told lottery officials they would use the money to buy a new home.
They beat odds of 750,000 to win the game’s top prize.
This new game first went on sale on March 19, 2024.
Another lottery player could also suffer the same lucky fate as this couple, as there is still one more important prize up for grabs.
There are also 32 second-place prizes worth $1,000 available.
Top US Lottery Winners
Millions dream of winning the lottery and finding fame and fortune. These are the biggest winners in US lottery history.
- Edwin Castro – $2.04 billion, Powerball, November 8, 2022, in California.
- Theodorus Struyck – $1.765 billion, Powerball, October 11, 2023, California.
- Unknown Winner – $1.602 Billion, Mega Millions, August 8, 2023, Florida.
- Marvin and Mae Acosta of Los Angeles, California, John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee, and Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach, Florida – $1.586 billion, Powerball, January 13, 2016.
- Unknown Winner – $1.537 Billion, Mega Millions, October 23, 2018, from South Carolina.
- Winner unknown – he sued his child’s mother to keep his identity hidden – $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, January 13, 2023, from Maine.
- Unknown Winner – $1.337 Billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, from Illinois.
- Cheng and Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Liem Chao – $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024, from Oregon.
- Yanira Álvarez – $1.08 billion Powerball, July 19, 2023 in California.
- Wolverine FLL Lottery Club – $1.05 Billion, Mega Millions, January 22, 2021, from Michigan.
- Winner unknown – $842.4 million Powerball, January 1, 2024, from Michigan.
The store also became richer by receiving a $2,000 prize for selling the winning ticket.
LOTTO MONEY
These winners weren’t the only ones to score big wins unexpectedly, US Sun previously reported.
A man won $199,000 from a ticket purchased at a bar.
He bought the receipt at the Wing Warehouse Sports Bar in Akron, Ohio, about 40 miles south of Cleveland.
This man took home $143,280 after taxes withheld.
LOTTERY NOTICE
Powerball players should beware that two slips worth a combined $1.05 million have yet to be claimed.
These unknown players have a few months to claim their money.
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