Train delay helps Orangeburg woman become millionaire
A train delay was a boon for an Orangeburg woman, who spent the wait time buying a $1 million winner in the Carolina Millionaires Club game.
The South Carolina Education Lottery reported that the woman, who did not want her name disclosed, was waiting for a train near the Quick Store and decided to go in. She bought the instant ticket game, then went outside to scratch it. Suddenly, she was running back in. The clerk confirmed the she was a winner.
She told lottery officials, "If it wasn’t for that train, I would have headed straight home."
The South Carolina Education Lottery reported that the woman, who did not want her name disclosed, was waiting for a train near the Quick Store and decided to go in. She bought the instant ticket game, then went outside to scratch it. Suddenly, she was running back in. The clerk confirmed the she was a winner.
She told lottery officials, "If it wasn’t for that train, I would have headed straight home."
The woman did not have immediate plans for the new wealth.
"I’m trying not to let this overwhelm me," she said.
Carolina Millionaires Club tickets cost more than usual lottery tickets, at $10. There are four more $1 million winners to be claimed, the lottery said.
The odds of winning that top prize are 1 in 1,200,000.
The Quick Store will pocket a $10,000 retailer commission because of the winning ticket.
"I’m trying not to let this overwhelm me," she said.
Carolina Millionaires Club tickets cost more than usual lottery tickets, at $10. There are four more $1 million winners to be claimed, the lottery said.
The odds of winning that top prize are 1 in 1,200,000.
The Quick Store will pocket a $10,000 retailer commission because of the winning ticket.
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