Dad uses simple strategy and wins big SC jackpot. But his kids are the real winners
A South Carolina man won big after using a simple strategy to pick his lottery ticket, but he won’t keep the prize to himself.
The man, from upstate, picked his lottery ticket from the number 18 slot after his son’s birthday, according to South Carolina lottery officials — and it paid off.
When he finished scratching his ticket, the man realized he had won $300,000.
“I scratched the ticket, looked down and thought ‘Whoa,’” he said, according to a news release from the South Carolina Education Lottery. “I was amazed.”
The man said he wouldn’t have won if it weren’t for his children, so he decided to share the lottery prize with them.
They couldn’t believe it when they heard the prize was theirs, lottery officials said.
“When I told them, they were like ‘What? Are you kidding?’” the father said, according to the release.
The dad said he will keep playing the lottery.
The odds of winning the top prize at the $300 Grand game are 1 in 900,000, lottery officials said.
Rainbow Corner, a store in Boiling Springs, will receive $3,000 for selling the winning ticket.
This story was originally published April 12, 2022 at 8:45 AM with the headline "Dad uses simple strategy and wins big SC jackpot. But his kids are the real winners."
