Winning ticket trashed by Midlands man after he read the wrong results, lottery says
When a Midlands man saw his lottery ticket didn’t match the winning numbers over the weekend, he tossed the ticket in trash.
Just one thing, he actually had the jackpot-winning ticket. The Newberry man was reading results from a different day, the South Carolina Education Lottery said Monday in a news release.
“I checked the results for the day before,” the man said in the release.
While having a cup of coffee, he checked the numbers again and realized his mistake, S.C. Lottery officials said.
He eventually retrieved his Palmetto Cash 5 ticket and learned he won $100,000, according to the release.
The numbers on his ticket matched the 9, 15, 25, 27, and 30 from Friday’s drawing.
“I couldn’t believe it,” the Newberry man said in the release.
He overcame 1-in-501,942 odds to win the top prize, according to S.C. Lottery officials.
He has plans for the windfall, which includes donating some of the winnings to charity while using more to help pay for his grandchildren’s college education, according to the release.
He bought the ticket at a BP gas station/convenience store in Newberry, which received a $1,000 commission for selling the winner.
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This story was originally published February 10, 2020 at 10:58 AM with the headline "Winning ticket trashed by Midlands man after he read the wrong results, lottery says."
