Lottery player had a hunch about ticket. Then she was ‘blessed’ with huge SC prize
A South Carolina woman trusted her gut and walked away with a $500,000 lottery prize.
The lucky winner credits a hunch she had about a 100X The Cash scratch-off game she bought from a Country Mart store in Great Falls, according to a Sept. 5 news release from South Carolina Education Lottery officials.
“I was excited,” the woman told officials of the moment she saw the jackpot prize. “I’m blessed.”
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She said she plans to save her six-figure windfall for now.
The lucky player beat odds of 1 in 960,000 to win the $500,000 grand prize, lottery officials said. The 100X The Cash game is no longer being sold.
Great Falls is about a 50-mile drive north from Columbia.
This story was originally published September 6, 2024 at 3:17 PM with the headline "Lottery player had a hunch about ticket. Then she was ‘blessed’ with huge SC prize."