South Carolina woman turns $100 instant-win into $300,000

A lucky lottery player from Midlands, South Carolina, recently turned a $100 scratch-off win into $300,000.

Was this some kind of magic trick? No. After winning $100, she spent $20 of her prize on two more lottery tickets and won her money back. She decided to keep going and bought two more tickets.

In an interview with South Carolina Lottery officials, she said, “I went out to my car to scratch them,” she said. “And I was surprised.”

She was so surprised that she dashed back into the Quick Pantry store located at 100 E Columbia Ave, Batesburg-Leesville, to check her Max Money instant-win ticket. When the cashier asked how much she had won, she told him it was too much for him to pay out.

This was the last $300,00 prize in the Max Money game. The game is no longer available to play. The winner plans to save her winnings so she can relax when she retires.

South Carolina Lottery promotions

The South Carolina Lottery is currently running five Second Chance promotions with chances to win cash prizes. They include:

• Monopoly Second-Chance: Enter non-winning Monopoly instant-win tickets for a chance to win cash. There is one $100,000 prize, two $25,000 prizes, and five $10,000 prizes. The drawing date is to be arranged.
• $1,000,000 Money Maker Second-Chance: Enter non-winning $1,000,000 Money Maker scratch-offs to win cash prizes. One lucky winner will take home $1 million. The drawing date is to be arranged.
• Gemstone Second-Chance: Enter non-winning Emerald Green and Sapphire Blue instant-win tickets for cash prizes. Five lucky winners will receive $100,000 prizes.
• Money Vault Multiplier Second-Chance: Enter non-winning Money Vault in Multiplier instant-win tickets for a chance to win cash. One lucky winner will take home $200,000.
• $1,000,000 Riches Second-Chance: Enter non-winning $1,000,000 Riches instant-win tickets for cash prizes. One lucky winner will get their hands on $1 million.

Join the South Carolina Players Club

To take advantage of all these great Second-Chance promotions, you need to be a member of the Players Club. It's free to join. All you have to do is register online on the South Carolina Lottery website. Once you have an account, you are free to enter as many Second-Chance promotions as you wish. You will also be the first to know about future promotions.

How the lottery helps South Carolina

Each time you play the South Carolina Lottery, you are supporting public education throughout the Palmetto State. Since the lottery was launched in South Carolina in 2002, more than $8.3 billion of lottery revenue has been donated towards the SmartState Program, higher education programs, scholarships and grants, K-12 education programs, and technology upgrades. The South Carolina Lottery has also paid out $1.6 billion in prize winnings to players and $169.1 million in commissions to lottery ticket retailers.

Enjoy playing the South Carolina Lottery, and please play responsibly.