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South Carolina man wins 500000 dollars from scratch off lottery ticket

A worker in Rock Hill won a 500000 dollar lottery top prize after buying a ten dollar scratch off ticket on his way home.

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A South Carolina man won a top prize of 500000 dollars from a lottery scratch off ticket after stopping at a store after work, UPI reported. The winner, who lives in Rock Hill, purchased the ticket after leaving his job. [1]

According to UPI, the man stopped at the Scotts Food Store on Heckle Boulevard in Rock Hill. A Triple Red 777 ticket caught his eye, and he decided to purchase the ticket for ten dollars. [1]

The ticket yielded the first 500000 dollar top prize for that game, UPI reported. The winner described the experience as unbelievable and stated that he might only believe it once the money reaches his bank account. [1]

The winner told South Carolina Education Lottery officials that he does not have any immediate plans for the money, according to UPI. [1]

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In short

  • A Rock Hill man won a 500000 dollar top prize from a scratch off lottery ticket.
  • The winning Triple Red 777 ticket cost ten dollars and was purchased at Scotts Food Store.
  • The winner stated he has no immediate plans for his winnings.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Quick stop after work earns S.C. man a $500,000 lottery prizeUPI, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

  1. [2]South African National Lottery on Wikipedia
  2. [3]Winning EuroMillions raffle ticket worth one million euros sold in Killarney FTMQ News, 13d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 3 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

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