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Are you the lucky ticket holder who happened to match all five numbers in the Palmetto Cash 5 drawing last night?
The jackpot-winning ticket
The South Carolina Lottery announced that one lucky ticket sold in Beech Island matched all five numbers drawn on Thursday, May 30, for the Palmetto Cash 5 game. The rolling jackpot was worth $211,000 for the lucky winner.
The winning numbers for last night's drawing were 1, 2, 7, 25, and 29. The winning ticket was purchased at Ye Olde Grocery, located at 4444 Jefferson Davis Hwy. in Beech Island.
Lottery officials said the jackpot rolled 10 times before Thursday night's win, which was South Carolina's fourth rolling jackpot win.
The jackpot winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to now claim their prize. The Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot now resets back to $100,000 for tonight's drawing.
Palmetto Cash 5 - how does it work?
Palmetto Cash 5 is a daily draw game from the South Carolina Lottery. The draws occur every day at 6:59 p.m. ET.
To play, you need to pick five numbers from 1 to 42, or you can use the Quick Pick option and allow the computer to generate numbers for you. It costs $2 per play, and each play will have a randomly assigned Multiplier number printed on it. These Multiplier numbers will be either 2, 3, 5, or 10. This Multiplier will multiply any non-jackpot prize a player wins.
For Palmetto Cash 5, there are four prize categories. The prizes start when a player matches two numbers, winning $1. For matching three numbers, a player wins $5. For matching four numbers, a player wins $300. If a player matches all five numbers, they win the jackpot, which starts at $100,000 and increases by a minimum of $10,000 each time it's not won.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 850,668. The overall odds of winning any prize in the game are 1 in 10.
About the South Carolina Education Lottery
The staff at the SCEL is fully committed to increasing education funding while adhering to the highest standards of integrity in the lottery industry. The first ticket sale for the SCEL took place in January 2002. Since then, they have transferred $7.8 billion for appropriation by the General Assembly.
Net proceeds from every dollar spent by players on the SCEL are returned to the state. This is done in the form of funding for education, prizes, retailer commissions, and payment to contractors for goods and services.
In the 21st year of operations, the South Carolina Lottery reported its second best results for FY2023. This includes $2.4 billion in ticket sales, with $598.3 million of that being transferred to education. The SCEL also gave out $1.6 billion in prize winnings to players and $169.1 million in commissions earned by retailers.
Enjoy playing the South Carolina Lottery, and please remember to play responsibly.
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