LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. — A Lancaster County man has won $200,000 after purchasing a $5 lottery ticket.
“It was unbelievable,” the winner said.
He said he stopped by Forks on Memorial Park Road for an orange juice and spontaneously decided to take a chance on a ticket.
He then took the ticket home, where he scratched it and couldn’t stop staring at the result.
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The winner told lottery officials that he kept the ticket close in his back pocket until he could cash it in.
“This is life-changing,” he said. “It’s crazy.”
The odds of winning $200,000 in the Max Money game are 1 in 660,000.
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