Lady Jumbo Bucks ticket nets $100K after long triple-check
Columbia, SC — A Midlands man’s $3 lottery ticket sat hidden in a drawer for three days as he wrestled with disbelief — until a second opinion confirmed what he could hardly believe: he had just won $100,000.
The winner, who has not been identified, purchased the Lady Jumbo Bucks Crossword scratch-off at the Speedway gas station on North Lake Drive in Lexington. He said he initially couldn’t believe what he was seeing after revealing 11 words — the magic number for the game’s six-figure top prize.
To be sure, he put the ticket away and kept coming back to it. On the second day, he painstakingly wrote down each word he uncovered to count them again. Still unconvinced, he held off on claiming the prize.
By the third day, he showed the ticket to a family member, who verified the win and ended the suspense.
The odds of hitting the $100,000 top prize in the Lady Jumbo Bucks Crossword game are 1 in 600,000. According to the South Carolina Education Lottery, two top prizes remain in circulation.
The winner told officials he plans to give some of the money to his church and help out family members. The Speedway that sold the winning ticket will receive a $1,000 retailer commission.
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Key Points
- A Midlands man won $100,000 on a $3 scratch-off but took three days to believe it was real.
- He bought the ticket at a Speedway in Lexington and confirmed the win with a family member.
- Two top prizes remain in the Lady Jumbo Bucks Crossword game.