‘I almost fainted.’ Myrtle Beach tourist’s beach souvenir a lottery jackpot

A tourist beat 1 in 1.5 million odds after cashing in a winning lottery ticket on Friday while on vacation in Myrtle Beach.

The unnamed Georgia woman was celebrating her birthday in Myrtle Beach when she bought a $10 lottery ticket, and won $200,000 at a gas station on South Kings Highway, according to an email from the South Carolina Education Lottery.

“I almost fainted,” she said, according to the email. “It was a miracle.”

She said her husband was trying to calm her down, but he was also shaking with excitement, the email added.

The couple plan to cash the winning ticket in Columbia and use the $200,000 to help their family.

This story was originally published June 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM.