Darlington Store Becomes Hot Spot for Big Lottery Wins

Darlington has a little hot spot for lottery luck — the Refuel store on South Main Street. Over the past few months, it’s been a magnet for big wins.

• August brought a $212,000 Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot

• July delivered a $500,000 scratch-off win

• Plus, smaller but exciting wins: $50,000 on a Feeling Lucky? ticket, $2,900 on Pick 4, $1,000 on Million Dollar Mania, and even a $900 Palmetto Cash 5 prize

The players? Just as memorable as the prizes.

One man, who hit the $212K Palmetto Cash 5, said he simply used quick-pick numbers. His goal? To use the winnings to help others. Another winner — the half-million-dollar scratch-off champ — recalled screaming with the clerk when she realized her ticket was real. “Are you sure?” she asked before the celebration began.

It’s not just the players cashing in — the store itself scored commissions of $2,120 and $5,000 from the two biggest wins.

And while the odds are long — 1 in 850,668 for the Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot and 1 in 1,152,000 for the $500,000 scratch-off — this Darlington stop has proven lightning really can strike twice.