Fortunate Aiken county guy wins $300,000 recently in a lottery game

Citizens of Aiken County are advised to check their tickets as someone won $300,000 from the Palmetto Cash 5 with Power-Up.

The ticket in question was bought from Sprint Food Stores #724 at 4681 Jefferson Davis Highway in Clearwater.

Five numbers were drawn on Tuesday, February 26 with one Palmetto 5 ticket being a match and netting $100,000.

Once the Power-Up is added in, the prize triples to $300,000. Winners have 180 days after the drawing to claim their prize.

Upwards of 6,000 ticket holders will be awarded prizes from $1 to $300,000, as of Tuesday's drawing.

Of these, 4,000 spent an extra $1 on the Power-up multiplier to triple their winnings.

South Carolina Lottery says players have a 1 in 1,405,438 chance of winning $300,000 in the Palmetto Cash 5.