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$2 Million Lottery Ticket Sold At Grocery Store in Chester, South Carolina

Author Randi Moultrie

Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Someone in South Carolina just got $2 million richer! If you bought a ticket recently, you may want to check those numbers.

The Rock Hill Herald reports that Saturday night’s drawing winning ticket was sold at a Food Lion in Chester, South Carolina. Someone purchased a $2 million lottery ticket at Food Lion on J.A. Cochran Bypass in Chester for the South Carolina Education Lottery. The ticket matched all 5 numbers in the jackpot. That winning ticket won at 1 in 11,688,054 odds. The lucky winner bought a Powerplay for $1 causing the earnings to double.

The lucky winner has 180 days to claim their prize. The winning numbers from Saturday’s drawing are 6, 40, 41, 45, and 52 with Powerball No. 9. There have been more than 12,000 winners in South Carolina earning $2 to $4 million, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery.

List of the Top 10 Mega Millions Jackpots Ever Won

  • 10. $451 million

    On January 5, 2018, a ticket was pulled for $451 million and won by Secret 007, LLC, of Port Richey, Florida. Congrats!

  • 9. $516 million

    Wow! On May 21, 2021, a big $516 million ($349.3 million cash) was won by the Peace of Mind Trust in Pennsylvania.

  • 8. $522 million

    On June 7, 2019, a big ticket was won at a whopping $522 million ($340.0 million cash). This was won by Laarni Bibal with a ticket purchased in San Diego, California.

  • 7. $533 million

    On March 30, 2018, $533 million was won by Richard Wahl of Vernon, New Jersey.

  • 6. $536 million

    On July 8, 2016, $536 million was won by Warren D, LLC, of Indiana.

  • 5. $543 million

    On July 24, 2018, a big $543 million was won by an 11-member Santa Clara County (Calif.) office pool. Way to go!

  • 4. $648 million

    On December 17, 2013, two people got to split $648 million. The two winning tickets ($324 million each) were Steve Tran of Northern California and Ira Curry of Stone Mountain, Georgia.

  • 3. $656 million

    On March 30, 2012, a massive $656 million jackpot was won by 3 lucky people. The 3 winning tickets ($218.6 million each) were taken home by Anonymous in Ottawa, Kansas, Merle and Patricia Butler of Red Bud, Illinois, and The Three Amigos in Milford Mill, Maryland.

  • 2. $1.050 billion

    The pandemic treated someone very well at least. On January 22, 2021, $1.050 billion ($776.6 million cash) was won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan.

  • 1. $1.537 billion

    Right next door on October 23, 2018, a total of $1.537 billion was won by an anonymous player in South Carolina. Amazing.

 

Randi Moultrie is a Charleston, South Carolina native and has been in the radio industry for the last few years in Charlotte. Randi started with Beasley Media Group as an intern in 2019 and is now thriving in the digital world. Randi enjoys writing about her favorite foods (especially pizza) and all things fashion and travel. As one who loves taking trips to find new foods, it’s not surprising that she enjoys writing about both!

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