Right result: Wrong ticket brings $250K Powerball prize to South Carolina woman

COLUMBIA, S.C. — She acquired the unsuitable lottery ticket, however the consequence was soooo proper.

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A South Carolina girl requested for a Mega Hundreds of thousands ticket at a comfort retailer however was given a Powerball ticket as a substitute. It turned out to be a profitable mistake, because the Irmo resident gained $250,000 within the Could 2 drawing.

“I believed, ‘This could’t be,’” the lady, who didn’t want to be recognized, informed South Carolina Training Lottery officers in a press release. “I checked the date, the sport and the profitable numbers again and again.

“I’m so grateful.”

In accordance with Irmo’s web site, the suburb of Columbia is “an ideal place to stay.”

It turned even higher after the lady’s profitable ticket, purchased at a Circle Okay, was an enormous winner.

The lady had determined to maintain the ticket and forgot about it till her daughter texted her a few profitable ticket offered in Irmo, WIS-TV reported.

“I’m certain it’s me,” the lady texted again, jokingly, based on the tv station.

Her fast choose ticket matched 4 of the 5 numbers and the Powerball quantity, lottery officers mentioned in a information launch. As a result of she added the PowerPlay choice to her ticket, her $50,000 winnings had been multiplied by 5.

The lady mentioned she would use her winnings to assist charities she usually helps, lottery officers mentioned. The Circle Okay retailer obtained a $2,500 fee for promoting the profitable ticket.

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