Lottery player buys ticket on way to car wash. His ‘eyes teared up’ after scratching it
A Myrtle Beach man stopped for a lottery ticket on his way to a car wash and wound up winning big, South Carolina Education Lottery officials said.
While waiting in line, he scratched the 5 Spot game to reveal a $200,000 prize, officials said in a Jan. 5 news release. He bought the ticket from the 365 Stores LLC in Myrtle Beach while on his way to the car wash.
“When I saw how much I won, my eyes teared up,” the man told lottery officials.
He’s only spent a portion of his winnings and plans to “do something for my children,” he told officials.
The lottery player beat odds of 1 in 660,000 to win the top prize, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery. There’s one remaining jackpot prize in the 5 Spot game.
This story was originally published January 8, 2024 at 1:33 PM with the headline "Lottery player buys ticket on way to car wash. His ‘eyes teared up’ after scratching it."