$1 million winning Powerball ticket sold in Lexington, SC lottery says
A million-dollar winning Powerball ticket was sold in Lexington, the South Carolina Education Lottery said.
The person bought a ticket that matched all five white ball numbers in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, South Carolina Lottery officials said in a news release.
The $1 million ticket was purchased from the Stop N Shop at 1104 North Lake Dr., according to the release. The gas station/convenience store is near the intersection of North Lake and Old Cherokee Road, not far from a Walmart Supercenter and Publix Super Market.
It had the winning numbers of 11, 33, 44, 59, 67 and a Powerball 8, officials said.
The odds of winning a $1 million jackpot are 1-in-11,688,054, according to the release.
The winner has 180 days to claim their prize, officials said.
The $1 million prize is the biggest payout from Wednesday’s drawing, but not the only winning Powerball ticket sold in South Carolina. Prizes from $4 to $50,000 were sold across the state, and there are nearly 17,000 winners.
The estimated jackpot for Saturday night’s Powerball drawing is $373 million, the largest so far in 2020, officials said. To vie for that prize, players in South Carolina must purchase tickets by 9:59 p.m. for the 10:59 p.m. drawing.
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This story was originally published January 23, 2020 at 11:40 AM with the headline "$1 million winning Powerball ticket sold in Lexington, SC lottery says."
