South Carolina Man Wins $500K on Scratch-Off Ticket, Now He Plans to Make a Big Purchase

The man won one of the largest prizes from the South Carolina Education Lottery $10 Shimmering Riches ticket

One South Carolina man has his eyes set on what he’ll spend his recent lottery winnings on: a new house.

A man residing in Midlands, S.C., bought a South Carolina Education Lottery $10 Shimmering Riches ticket at the Broad River Mart in Columbia. S.C., on Wednesday, Oct. 30, lottery officials said on Nov. 20.

But when he scratched off his ticket, he wasn’t expecting to score a prize of half a million dollars.

“When I look at my bank account, I can’t believe it,” he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials after cashing in the big win.

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The lucky winner told the officials he plans to go house hunting with the winnings: “I’m trying to find a house.”

The winner will remain anonymous, as South Carolina is one of several states that allow lottery winners to remain anonymous, per The State. Residents in Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas and Virginia can also remain anonymous if they win the lottery.

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The man’s win leaves the three remaining top prizes of $500,000 in the Shimmering Riches game. The odds of winning are one in 1,128,000.

Broad River Mart in Columbia also received a commission of $5,000 for selling the claimed ticket.