$250K Mega Millions lotto winners in Anderson,SC

$250K Mega Millions lotto winners in Anderson,SC.

01/23/12 A group of 8 coworkers at TTI hit the SC Mega Millions for a $250,000 jackpot. Since the cost of playing Powerball went up to $2 per ticket, the group decided to play the Mega Millions lotto instead. Everyone at work knows and is hoping for an invite to join the group. One sucker got out, one winner joked. Tomorrow he's going to start back. This is just the beginning anyway, refuted the group's spokesman. We'll be back for the jackpot.

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$5K instant Lotto winner in Sumter,SC.

$5K instant Lotto winner in Sumter,SC.

01/16/12 Chris Gainous hit the SC Lottery for a $5,000 jackpot. The Sumter IGA Plus store sold this 20X The Money winning ticket.

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$2 Powerball play yields a $260 million jackpot

$2 Powerball play yields a $260 million jackpot

08/25/09 A retired South Carolina state employee who spent two bucks on the lottery was all smiles with his $260 million Powerball jackpot. "For once in my life, I really experienced the old saying, pinch me to see if I'm still alive, or if this is real," Solomon Jackson said. Jackson, a lifelong Columbia resident, shared few details about himself or his plans for the money. He did work for the state Revenue Department until taking early retirement.
Using his free time to return to school to get a degree from Midlands Technical College.


"It is a beautiful day for education," Jackson said. "I aid, 'Well, why can't I throw $2 at the lottery, to help education?' Come to find out, I did not need $2 to win, so I wasted a dollar. Thank God. Thank God. Thank God."