Thursday, August 9, 2012
Saturday's drawing grows even bigger.
With no one winning the jackpot in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, the jackpot grows even larger on Saturday. The estimated winnings will now be $253 million, or $170.5 million in a bulk payout. Leave a comment below and tell us how many tickets you're ready to buy for Saturday's drawing. Even though there wasn't a jackpot winner, there were still a lot of S.C. prizes to hand out Wednesday. Here's a breakdown of winners in the Palmetto state, according to the S.C. Education Lottery.
The Berkeley County man won $500,000, but didn't tell his wife.
A Berkeley County man who $500,000 playing the lottery last week. But instead of telling his wife, the Cross man escaped to Columbia to collect the dough instead, according to a press release from the S.C. Education Lottery. He told lottery officials that he left his wife sleeping in bed and drove the two hours to Columbia to cash in his Palmetto Cash 5 ticket (7, 13, 16, 19 and 28). His plan? To return by lunch to tell her. What will she say? “There is no telling." The $500,000 will pay off the couple’s house and buy both new vehicles, the unidentified man said. He hopes that will keep him out of trouble for running out. “I’m her prize now,” he joked. The odds of winning $500,000 playing Palmetto Cash 5 are 1 in 8,031,072. For selling the…
Sunday, July 1, 2012
The S.C. Education Lottery brings in hundreds of millions of dollars every year. Here's how the money is used to benefit people across the state.
For the past decade, South Carolina stores have been selling lottery tickets for both statewide and national games. Above you will find a tool to search for SC counties that you are interested in. You will find the amount of lottery funds between 2003 and 2011 that were spent on K-12 education, scholarships and libraries. You will also find those totals divided up per-capita and statewide. The details are available on the S.C. Education Lottery home page.
The S.C. Education Lottery brings in hundreds of millions of dollars every year. Here's how.
For the past decade, South Carolina stores have been selling lottery tickets for both statewide and national games. Above you will see a way to search for your town and nearby communities to find out how many dollars' worth of lottery tickets they sold between July 1, 2006, and June 20, 2012, according to the S.C. Education Lottery.
The S.C. Education Lottery brings in hundreds of millions of dollars every year. Here's how.
For the past decade, South Carolina stores have been selling lottery tickets for both statewide and national games. Above you will see a map for the top 100 lottery retailers, by total revenues. Just click on the zoom button or on the round circle to get close to a community you're interested in.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Price of tickets will increase to $2 following Saturday's drawing, but offers bigger jackpots and better odds.
Powerball players get ready for some changes. The popular lottery is making a few changes after Saturday's drawing, but it promises bigger jackpots and better odds. On Sunday, the cost of a Powerball ticket will increase to $2. Lottery officials said the jackpot will double to $40 million. What will change other than the price: More than one million college scholarships and grants have been awarded to South Carolina’s students, since the lottery started in 2002.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Scratch-off lottery ticket brings in $100,000 for couple.
The S.C. Education Lottery couldn’t have scripted a better reaction. When a Ladson man showed his wife his winning lottery ticket, she screamed flailing her arms and the ticket about. He followed with a manly fist pump and yell. The screams continued. A $100,000 winning Money Machine scratch-off ticket, purchased at the Li'l Cricket in Ladson, sparked the celebration. The couple is predicting a repeat performance when they pay off their cars and credit cards. “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood,” said the husband accepting the check. As of today, four top prizes of $100,000 remain in the $5 Money Machine game. The odds of winning $100,000 are 1 in 384,000. Every retailer that sells a claimed ticket of $10,000 or more earns a 1 …
Laura
4:55 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Do the math. Where is the rest going? How much is the lottery officials being paid? There is a big difference in what they are taking in and what is going out. Has any one ever looked into this? And who are all on the payroll? more ›