Husband wakes wife to show her big win on SC lottery ticket. ‘She didn’t believe me’
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A Greenville, South Carolina, man’s early-morning lottery ticket purchase paid off with a win his wife couldn’t believe.
South Carolina Education Lottery officials said in a Jan. 6 news release that he got up early to go to the grocery store and cash in a smaller winning ticket at Harry’s Quick Stop convenience store across the street. He decided to buy another ticket, and this one won big.
“The saying ‘the early bird gets the worm’ holds true for” the winner, the lottery said.
The man ran home and woke up his wife to show her the winning scratch-off ticket.
“She didn’t believe me. I guess she was in disbelief,” the winner said, according to lottery officials. “I broke down in tears.”
The couple said they have already spoiled their children and grandchildren, so they will be saving “the rest of their winnings for retirement.”
There are two additional big prizes remaining in the Cash Flurry game after the $300,000 win.
This story was originally published January 6, 2023 at 2:40 PM with the headline "Husband wakes wife to show her big win on SC lottery ticket. ‘She didn’t believe me’."
