{"id":967,"date":"2026-06-04T18:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=967"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:07:25","slug":"sc-man-was-helping-relative-when-he-got-lottery-ticket-won-games-grand-prize-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=967","title":{"rendered":"SC man was helping relative when he got lottery ticket &#038; won game\u2019s grand prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A man was taking a relative to a doctor\u2019s appointment when he stopped to buy a lottery ticket, according to South Carolina Education Lottery officials.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=966\">54 in custody in major immigrant forgery sting at Abbeville County, SC industry<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Bamberg man got an unexpected surprise, winning the scratch-off lottery game\u2019s $75,000 grand prize, officials said Thursday in a news release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was pure luck,\u201d the winner said in the release. \u201cI\u2019m still trying to process it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The trip to the doctor\u2019s office was sidetracked by the stop at the EnMarket gas station\/convenience store at 2187 Main Highway in Bamberg, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had never bought a ticket at that store before,\u201d the man said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>His urge to stop for a lottery ticket at the relatively foreign playing ground paid off after the man spent $3 on the Cash Lines scratch-off game then captured the five-figure jackpot.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The man neither said how he plans to spend his newfound windfall nor if the relative was on time to the doctor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=965\">SC man was helping relative when he got lottery ticket &amp; won game\u2019s grand prize<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The winner will be allowed to retain some privacy, as South Carolina is one of 11 states \u2014 along with Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas and Virginia \u2014 that allow lottery winners to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It was one of the lottery game\u2019s five grand prize winning tickets, officials said. Three more Cash Lines tickets carrying grand prizes are still unclaimed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The winner overcame 528,000-to-1 odds to capture the game\u2019s jackpot, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The EnMarket store in Bamberg received a $750 commission for selling the claimed ticket.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>         BEHIND THE STORY     <\/h3>\n<p>             MORE          <\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>This is a breaking news story<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>In a breaking news situation, facts can be unclear and the situation may still be developing. The State is trying to get important information to the public as quickly and accurately as possible. This story will be updated as more information becomes available, and some information in this story may change as the facts become clearer. 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