Grand Strand lottery player wins $200K in December Palmetto Cash 5 drawing

Dennis Bright
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HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Grand Strand lottery player is $200,000 richer after picking the winning numbers in a Palmetto Cash 5 drawing in December, South Carolina lottery officials said on Friday.

The winning ticket in the Dec. 12 drawing was bought at the Circle K store at 2591 Glenns Bay Road near Surfside Beach.

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Lottery officials said the man checked his ticket twice before having someone read the winning numbers — 7, 16, 23, 24 and 35 — back to him. As for his plans, “I’m not sure yet,” he said.

The Circle K store received a $2,000 commission for selling the winning ticket. The odds of winning $200,000 playing Palmetto Cash 5 are 1 in 878,399, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery.

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Dennis Bright is a Digital Producer at News13. He joined the team in May 2021. Dennis is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Follow Dennis on, Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here.

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