Palmetto Cash 5 just did something it's never done before

Three drawings. Three six-figure jackpot wins. Zero repeats in Lottery history.

Palmetto Cash 5 is on a streak nobody has seen before. And the latest winner just came out of the Midlands.

Three jackpots, three days, one hot game

Last night, a player in Columbia, South Carolina, walked away with a $100,000 jackpot. The winning ticket was sold at Spinx #149 on Decker Boulevard. The numbers: 3, 18, 25, 35, and 41. If you played there, check your ticket now.

The streak didn't start last night. It started Monday, when a ticket from Ike's Food Mart in Greenville hit for $212,000. Tuesday brought jackpot number two: $100,000, sold at the Pilot Travel Center in Graniteville.

Three drawings with three winners. A first for the game.

Who’s claimed, who hasn’t

The Graniteville winner has already come forward. The Greenville and Columbia jackpots are still unclaimed. Winners have 180 days from the drawing date to collect. 

The odds, and what's next

Winning the Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot is a 1-in-850,668 shot. These are long odds, but three players beat them in three straight days.

Tonight's jackpot resets to $100,000. Given the week South Carolina just had, plenty of players will be lining up to try their luck.

Every dollar spent on South Carolina Education Lottery games funds more than prizes. Net proceeds go back to the state for education funding, retailer commissions, and payment for goods and services.

How to play Palmetto Cash 5

Palmetto Cash 5 is a five-number game with drawings every night of the week at 6:59 p.m. ET, televised live on local stations. There are four ways to win, and prizes range from $2 up to the jackpot.

The jackpot rolls. It starts at $100,000 and climbs by at least $10,000 a day until someone wins it.

Tickets cost $2. The price moved up from $1, and Power-Up is gone. Multipliers are now built into every play.

Non-jackpot prizes get multiplied. Every ticket prints a random multiplier, x2, x3, x5 or x10, that boosts any non-jackpot win.

Here’s how to play:

1. Choose five numbers from 1 to 42 on a play slip. Each panel, A through E, is a separate $2 play.
2. Or let the terminal pick. Mark "Quick Pick" and get random numbers for any or all of your plays.
3. Watch for your multiplier. It prints automatically on every play, boosting non-jackpot prizes.
4. The multi-draw option covers up to 40 consecutive drawings at $2 each, starting from your requested draw date.
5. Sign the back and secure it right away. Double-check your numbers. You're responsible for verifying them, and printed tickets can't be canceled.

One more thing: don't erase a mistake. Mark "Void Play" over the selection instead. And you have to be 18 to play.