$2 Million Lottery Ticket Sold At Grocery Store in Chester, South Carolina
Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Someone in South Carolina just got $2 million richer! If you bought a ticket recently, you may want to check those numbers. The Rock Hill Herald…
Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Someone in South Carolina just got $2 million richer! If you bought a ticket recently, you may want to check those numbers.
The Rock Hill Herald reports that Saturday night's drawing winning ticket was sold at a Food Lion in Chester, South Carolina. Someone purchased a $2 million lottery ticket at Food Lion on J.A. Cochran Bypass in Chester for the South Carolina Education Lottery. The ticket matched all 5 numbers in the jackpot. That winning ticket won at 1 in 11,688,054 odds. The lucky winner bought a Powerplay for $1 causing the earnings to double.
The lucky winner has 180 days to claim their prize. The winning numbers from Saturday's drawing are 6, 40, 41, 45, and 52 with Powerball No. 9. There have been more than 12,000 winners in South Carolina earning $2 to $4 million, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery.
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10. $451 million
On January 5, 2018, a ticket was pulled for $451 million and won by Secret 007, LLC, of Port Richey, Florida. Congrats!
9. $516 million
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8. $522 million
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7. $533 million
On March 30, 2018, $533 million was won by Richard Wahl of Vernon, New Jersey.
6. $536 million
On July 8, 2016, $536 million was won by Warren D, LLC, of Indiana.
5. $543 million
On July 24, 2018, a big $543 million was won by an 11-member Santa Clara County (Calif.) office pool. Way to go!
4. $648 million
On December 17, 2013, two people got to split $648 million. The two winning tickets ($324 million each) were Steve Tran of Northern California and Ira Curry of Stone Mountain, Georgia.
3. $656 million
On March 30, 2012, a massive $656 million jackpot was won by 3 lucky people. The 3 winning tickets ($218.6 million each) were taken home by Anonymous in Ottawa, Kansas, Merle and Patricia Butler of Red Bud, Illinois, and The Three Amigos in Milford Mill, Maryland.
2. $1.050 billion
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1. $1.537 billion
Right next door on October 23, 2018, a total of $1.537 billion was won by an anonymous player in South Carolina. Amazing.
