Myrtle Beach, SC woman wins $150k Powerball ticket using Christmas gift scratch-off

A Myrtle Beach woman drew a $150,000 Powerball ticket after using her Christmas gift scratch-off winnings to buy it.

“My mom put a $5 ticket in my stocking, and I won a little bit,” she told South Carolina Education Lottery officials which was reported in a press release sent Monday morning.

The lottery winner said the day after Christmas she cashed in that gift at the Refuel No. 51 at 6151 Highway 707 in Myrtle Beach and used the winnings to buy a Powerball ticket for that night’s drawing.

“I remember the store clerk wished me good luck,” she said.

Paying an extra dollar for PowerPlay tripled her $50,000 win to $150,000, the release said.

The odds of winning $50,000 playing Powerball are 1 in 913,129. The odds of a 3X multiplier being selected are 1 in 3.23 when the jackpot is more than $150 million, according to the release.

This story was originally published January 23, 2023 at 10:48 AM.