South Carolina woman screamed after discovering life changing lottery win
A South Carolina woman could hardly contain her excitement after winning a life-changing lottery prize — but her celebration came a bit early.
The lottery player had all but forgotten about the 50X ticket she bought while shopping for groceries at a Harris Teeter in Summerville, according to South Carolina Education Lottery officials.
She started to scratch it and screamed after thinking she won $20,000, officials said.
However, her ticket hid a larger prize, thanks to an extra zero. The woman continued scratching to reveal the full $200,000 win.
“It was totally amazing,” she told lottery officials in an Aug. 23 news release. “I can’t wait to have it happen to me again.”
The woman didn’t say how she plans to spend her money, however. The lucky winner beat odds of 1 in 750,000 to win the jackpot, officials said.
There’s one top prize left in the 50X game.