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South Carolina man scrapes $300,000 lottery ticket days after purchase: ‘I forgot’

a south carolina man I almost lost $300,000 after forgetting to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket during a short trip to the gas station.

A man from the Midlands region, who requested anonymity, said he remembered buying the winning ticket after driving for two days with it. South Carolina Education Lottery.

“I threw the ticket into the car console and forgot,” the man told a lottery official.

He remembered the ticket, scratched it off, and saw there was a winner. He told lottery officials that he was “overwhelmed with joy” while driving to the Columbia billing center to pick up his prize.

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winning ticket Purchased at Pitt Stop #03 on Wilson Blvd in Blythewood with a bottle of water.

convenience store Received a commission of $3,000 For the sale of winning tickets.

The man didn’t say what he was going to do with the money.

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A Google Earth image showing a pit stop on Wilson Street in Blythewood, South Carolina, where a winning lottery ticket was recently purchased.

A Google Earth image showing a pit stop on Wilson Street in Blythewood, South Carolina, where a winning lottery ticket was recently purchased.
(Google Earth)

According to The State newspaper, South Carolina is one of eight states that allows lottery winners to remain anonymous. The others are Delaware, Kansas, Georgia, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio and Texas.

The winner has a 1 in 900,000 chance of winning one of the three grand prizes in the $300,000 Fun Fortune game.

An example of a $300,000 Fun Fortune scratch-off lottery.

An example of a $300,000 Fun Fortune scratch-off lottery.
(South Carolina Education Lottery)

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The remaining two top prizes have yet to be won, according to lottery officials.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/south-carolina-man-scratches-300k-lottery-ticket-days-after-purchase-forgot-about-it South Carolina man scrapes $300,000 lottery ticket days after purchase: ‘I forgot’

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