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Clerk’s Ticket Mix-Up Leads Darlington Shopper to $303,000 Palmetto Cash 5 Win

A Quick Pick chosen following a sales error produced the prize, with the winner intending to fund home renovations.

Overview

  • The South Carolina Education Lottery confirmed the six-figure prize stemming from the Sept. 4 Palmetto Cash 5 drawing.
  • The ticket was purchased at the Piggly Wiggly on Pearl Street in Darlington, according to lottery officials.
  • The clerk initially handed over the wrong game, and the customer kept the $2 ticket but switched to a Quick Pick instead of her usual numbers.
  • The ticket matched all five numbers, a result lottery officials say carries odds of 1 in 850,668.
  • The winner remains anonymous and told officials she plans to use the money to renovate her home.