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If were driving through Columbia on Wednesday afternoon, stopped by a convenience store and tried your luck at the lottery, you just might have hit the jackpot.
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A $50,000 winning Powerball ticket was purchased Wednesday, July 1 at Shiv Food Mart at 9050 Farrow Road in Columbia, the South Carolina Education Lottery officials said in a Thursday news release.
The winning numbers in the July 1 Powerball drawing were 2, 6, 26, 39, 68 and Powerball: 6.
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The winner of the jackpot has 180 days to claim their prize. More information on claiming lottery winnings can be found on the education lottery’s website.
The release said the estimated jackpot for the July 4 Powerball drawing is $396 million.
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