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The father of two never thought he'd become a multi-millionaire when he bought a lottery scratch-off at a convenience store on his lunch break.

Last October, an anonymous woman in South Carolina won the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot. Lottery prizes have been on the rise since the two major ...

Someone in South Carolina claimed the $1.5 billion jackpot from the Mega Millions lottery held in October 2018, ending the mystery of whether anyone would ...

The winner of a huge South Carolina jackpot hasn't come forward. That means the state might miss out on $61 million in state income taxes.

While the Mega Millions winner of the $1.5 billion jackpot and other lottery winners might want to "shout this life-changing news from the rooftops," it's wise to ...

In South Carolina's nearly $9 billion budget, one small pile of $61 million is likely to get a lot more attention than any other. The money comes from.

Holy cow,” said Simpsonville Mayor Janice Curtis. “I think it's wonderful news.”

A $1.5bn Mega Millions jackpot, the second-largest lottery prize in US history, has not been claimed, four months after the winning ticket was drawn.

(Reuters) - Only one ticket matched all six numbers in the U.S. Mega Millions lottery for a jackpot of $1.537 billion, just short of a world record, an official said on ...

She decided to donate because she claimed the money when a tornado struck Alabama in early March, her lawyer said.

Mr. Biden is betting that his widespread name recognition and early poll results free him to focus on President Trump — and brush off his 22 Democratic ...

(Reuters) - Simpsonville, South Carolina is part of an area known as “The Golden Strip,” and it lived up to its moniker on Wednesday, as the city celebrated a ...

The winner of a $1.54 billion lottery jackpot in South Carolina has yet to come forward. That means the state of South Carolina might be a big loser too.

The winning ticket for the Mega Millions drawing Oct. 23 was sold in Simpsonville, South Carolina. The winner has until April 20 to claim the money.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The winner of a $1.54 billion lottery jackpot in South Carolina has yet to come forward. That means the state of South Carolina might be ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. – C.J. Patel's phone rang the first time at 5 a.m. EDT Wednesday with the news that his store on a rural crossroads in South Carolina had ...

The anonymous person in South Carolina who has the Mega Millions jackpot ticket is not the only winner.

In late October, Mega Millions announced that someone had won its $1.5 billion jackpot. But two months have passed and still, no one has come forward to ...

A small town in South Carolina was overjoyed in October after learning that a Mega Millions ticket worth $1.5 billion had been sold from a local convenience ...

The largest Powerball jackpot so far this year keeps climbing. Interested in Lottery? Add Lottery as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Lottery news, video, ...

Richard Beare of Charlotte said he was recently diagnosed with stage four live cancer, but a lucky stop at a gas station led to some good fortune.

It was Christmas Day in South Carolina and plenty of people were feeling lucky. For just $1, they could buy a ticket for Holiday Cash Add-A-Play at their local ...

A Rock Hill, South Carolina man won $125000 in the South Carolina Education Lottery. He bought the winning ticket at a store on Mount Holly Road. One top ...

The state lottery says the winning tickets resulted from a vendor's error, so millions of dollars will not be distributed to would-be winners.

In 2006, a Florida man named Abraham Shakespeare won $31 million in the lottery. In 2009, after he'd spent most of the money, he disappeared; his body was ...

Some states allow the winners of large jackpots to remain anonymous, but is it ever possible to retain your privacy after a life-changing windfall?

Streams of winning lottery tickets were printed in South Carolina because of a computer glitch on Christmas Day, officials said, and the potential winnings could ...

The Powerball jackpot kept climbing for months, and the lottery finally handed out one of the biggest jackpots in US history on Wednesday. The Powerball ...

A New Jersey man is basking in the good fortune of a $273 million lottery jackpot win that wouldn't have happened without the kindness of a stranger. He's trying ...

The winnings in a compromised South Carolina lottery game on Christmas Day could amount to $19.6 million of potential prize money.

A great man once said to never tell him the odds, but we're sorry to inform you that the odds of winning the Powerball are 1 in 292,201,338, and nobody beat ...

Following a 2017 PennLive investigation, auditors have raised questions about suspiciously frequent prize claims in South Carolina's lottery. South Carolina's ...

You never expect it,” he said. “You think maybe you'll win something, but not $10 million. It's unbelievable.”

Are they lucky or are they cheating? A recent audit of the South Carolina Education Lottery has found a number of people who redeemed a suspiciously high ...

A Spartanburg man scratched off a cool $250000 lottery prize, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery.

An unnamed Charleston resident has won the lottery 125 times, netting more than $289,000, but there is probably more than just luck involved. In order to win ...

A growing number of North Carolina elected officials — including Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper — are fighting legislation that would open the door for a Catawba ...

Wasn't sports betting supposed to be easy money for NFL teams? A look at the many factors—two states, tribal lands and casinos, 'integrity fees,' and the dark, ...

A visit to a Columbia news stand has made someone $100000 richer.

South Carolina is considering gambling expansion through three introduced bills in its legislature. These bills could offer more forms of gaming if passed.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the South Carolina Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:

A Myrtle Beach tourist went back home to North Carolina with a $125,000 souvenir after she bought a lucky South Carolina Education Lottery ticket, according to ...

A worker on lunch break won a $10 million lottery prize after he stopped at a store on Pineville-Matthews Road in south Charlotte for a $30 scratch-off game ...

Winning lottery ticket purchased at Lexington County Publix.

A Lucky for Life NC lottery jackpot winner said in a lawsuit that her ex-girlfriend drove to lottery headquarters in Raleigh and falsely claimed the prize.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A couple in Jenkinsville won the state lottery with a combination of family birth dates. The wife called her husband at work to tell him they ...

A bipartisan majority of senators in the N.C. General Assembly have signed a letter opposing a Congressional bill that would pave the way for a new casino to ...

COLUMBIA — South Carolina already has lost four members of this year's baseball team to transfers or medical issues, and the Gamecocks can expect more to ...

A North Carolina chef who won $25 in the state's education lottery decided use the winnings to go back into the gas station and buy more tickets. He ended up ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A state audit of the South Carolina lottery has found 10 people have each claimed more than 50 tickets winning $500 or more over 10 ...

Friday's Mega Millions jackpot comes in at an estimated $530 million, making it the seventh-largest total in the lottery's history. However, the final number could ...

South Carolina's DNR is holding a lottery to award hunting licenses for this year's alligator season. To have a chance to hunt gators this year, you need to enter ...

Rodney Emory of Hillsborough won the top prize of $4 million playing $150 Million Cash Explosion, according to a news release from the NC Education Lottery.

Officials with the S.C. Education Lottery say there were more than 6500 winning tickets in Tuesday's Pick 3 drawing, the total payout of which is $1.6 million.

Federal campaign finance records show that Wallace Cheves, developer for a proposed Catawba Indian Nation casino in Kings Mountain, donated nearly ...

WILLISTON, S.C. (WJBF) -- Check your tickets! Someone bought a Palmetto Cash 5 ticket in Williston, South Carolina worth $200000.

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Tuesday: ARIZONA. Recommended Video. Speed. Normal. Quality. Auto. Quality. Speed. 0.25. 0.50. 0.75.

The NCAA formed working group to explore allowing college athletes to be compensated for name, image and likeness, which could mean active South ...

LANSING, MI -- The Mega Millions jackpot is the first of two huge lottery drawings this weekend with the drawing on Friday, May 24 worth as estimated $393 ...

People have been waiting years to hear if a casino is coming to Kings Mountain, but not everyone wants it. Alton Beal, a local pastor, is a member of a local ...

In Michigan, one ticket sold won $50000 in the drawing. That was the largest prize won in the state.

Professional volleyball player Eric Zaun jumped to his death from the 29th floor of an Atlantic City casino earlier this week, police said.

In Michigan, seven tickets sold won $200 in the drawing. That was the largest prize won in the state.

In Michigan, one ticket sold won $50000. That was the largest prize won in the state.

In Michigan, one ticket sold won $10000. That was the largest prize won in the state.

There is only one week left to enter this year's public alligator hunting season lottery drawing. The application deadline is June 15 at 5 p.m..

Independent examination of suspicious lottery activity would no longer be possible in Wisconsin under the recently introduced Lottery Privacy Act.

Gene Sapakoff column: Crisis time for college football attendance requires some "Back to the Future" solutions.

Zion Williamson is the consensus number one pick at this year's NBA draft as the New Orleans Pelicans look to build their future on him.

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Two former statewide officials have joined together to decided whether or not the introduction of gaming in South Carolina would be ...

US Sen. Lindsey Graham has introduced a federal bill that would allow the Catawba tribe, based in South Carolina, to build a $560 million casino in Big ...

Nobody thought any of these guys were making the NBA out of high school, yet they are about to do just that.

South Carolina senators will consider bills on gambling, Confederate memorials. abortion and the death penalty as well as a measure to honor barbers.

Gambling has been off limits in South Carolina for centuries, but the emergent sports betting industry could be a game-changer for the state.

COLUMBIA — Last October, someone in South Carolina became a billionaire overnight. And it's possible they don't even know it. Here is what we do know.

Federal courts legalized sports betting in May, and while some Southern states have embraced gambling, South Carolina has yet to make it legal. SC lawmakers ...

The winner of the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot has been identified as a "she," but is still choosing to remain anonymous, according to a press release from ...

Who is SC's billion-dollar lottery winner? Whoever has the winning Mega Millions ticket sold in South Carolina still hasn't claimed the $1.5 billion prize. It is fast ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina woman who won $878 million in the biggest jackpot payout to one winner in U.S. history wants to share her ...

If no one claims a lottery ticket worth $1.5 billion in the next few weeks, South Carolina lawmakers may have less money to spend in the coming fiscal year.

A South Carolina woman who won $878 million in the biggest Mega Millions jackpot payout to one winner in U.S. history wants to share her windfall with the city ...

Live 5 News requested information from the South Carolina Education Lottery that included all businesses that have sold winning lottery tickets, since the lottery ...

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have marshaled support in Western North Carolina in position to South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Tribe's casino plans.

It's right up their alley. "Very special! We can't wait for Monday to come to come do this," said 68-year-old Bertha Yaedon, who bowls every Monday at Swamp ...

South Carolina has been one of several Southern states that have remained adamantly opposed to gambling in the state. While there is a lottery, there is not ...

The winner matched all five white color balls and purchased PowerPlay, South Carolina Education Lottery.

Since the start of the Lottery on Jan. 7, 2002, the Legislature has appropriated more than $2.2 billion through fiscal year 2009-10. Lottery funds have been used ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The winner of the largest Mega Millions jackpot in US history -- $1.5 billion -- is sharing her newfound wealth. The lucky South Carolina ...

Just one week remains before the lucky holder of a Powerball ticket worth $150000 becomes very unlucky indeed.

It's been a month since someone bought the $1.5 billion winning lottery ticket in Simpsonville. And they haven't claimed the money yet but there's still plenty of ...

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The person who won the historic $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot recently came forward.

Four months after South Carolina's first Mega Millions jackpot win, the staggering $1.5 billion prize remains unclaimed. That leaves two months until the ...

A man said he had a feeling to buy a Mega Millions ticket in Moncks Corner, which turned out to be a $1 million jackpot winner on New Year's Day, according to ...

Someone who bought a Palmetto Cash 5 ticket at an Enmark gas station in Beaufort matched five numbers and won $100000 in Sunday night's drawing, said a ...

S.C. economists delivered some bad news to legislators Thursday, advising them not to plan to spend a $61 million windfall because the winner of a ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A University of South Carolina sophomore will start classes Monday with some extra change in his pocket. On Christmas Day, Collin Goff ...

The woman who won the second largest lottery jackpot in American history will donate some of her winnings to Hurricane Florence relief efforts.

A South Carolina man has won $125000 in the South Carolina Education Lottery. Bobby Bridges of Kings Mountain, bought a scratch-off ticket from a 7-Eleven ...

On Tuesday, a North Carolina sports betting bill received an emphatic thumbs up from the State Senate, moving one step closer to establishing legal sports ...