‘Something told’ woman doing chores to scratch SC lottery ticket. She was stunned

A woman was cooking and doing laundry when “something told” her to get a scratch-off ticket from her purse, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery.

When she scratched the ticket off, what she saw “took a while to dawn” on her, according to a Feb. 27 news release from the lottery agency.

The woman from Lancaster won $75,000. She told lottery officials she plans to hire someone to help with housework.

The woman had bought the $3 winning scratch ticket after filling up her gas tank at a gas station in Lancaster, which is about 60 miles northeast of Columbia.

The release did not specify how much of the prize she took home after tax witholdings.

This story was originally published February 28, 2023 at 9:25 AM with the headline "‘Something told’ woman doing chores to scratch SC lottery ticket. She was stunned."