A six-digit winning Powerball ticket was sold in South Carolina. Check your pockets
Although jackpot winning tickets for the $632.6 million Powerball drawing were sold in California and Wisconsin, someone who bought a ticket in South Carolina also won big.
A $100,000 winning ticket was sold in the Midlands, according to South Carolina Education Lottery officials.
The six-figure winning Powerball ticket was purchased in Barnwell, lottery officials said Thursday in a news release. The ticket matched four of the five white balls, along with the red Powerball number, according to the release.
The winning numbers — 6, 14, 25, 33, 46, and Powerball: 17 — were drawn Wednesday night.
Because the ticket buyer purchased the PowerPlay option for an additional dollar, the $50,000 prize was doubled to $100,000 when a x2 was drawn, lottery officials said.
The winning ticket was sold at Quick & Easy gas station/convenience store at 10077 Marlboro Ave. in downtown Barnwell.
The winner has 180 days to claim the prize, according to lottery officials.
The winner will be allowed to retain some privacy, as South Carolina is one of eight states — along with Delaware, Kansas, Georgia, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio and Texas — that allow lottery winners to remain anonymous.
The odds of winning $100,000 playing Palmetto Cash 5 are 913,129-to-1, according to the release.
“Sign the back of your ticket and put it in a safe location until you’re ready to come forward to claim the prize,” lottery officials said.
Quick & Easy will receive a commission of $1,000 for selling the winning ticket when it is turned into lottery officials.
In addition to the six-figure jackpot, lottery officials said more than 54,000 ticket holders in South Carolina will win prizes following the Powerball drawing.
This story was originally published January 6, 2022 at 10:50 AM with the headline "A six-digit winning Powerball ticket was sold in South Carolina. Check your pockets."
