COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -
Three South Carolina Education Lottery tickets sold came within one
number of winning last night's highly anticipated Powerball jackpot drawing
for a record $587.5 million.
A Powerball ticket worth $2 million was sold
by the H & S Shoppe at 430 E. Main St. in Andrews.
Two $1 million tickets were sold by retailers in
Florence and Rock Hill. Cruizers XII at 2124 N. Williston Rd. in Florence
and MR Express on 2120 Nations Ford Rd. in Rock Hill were the
lucky lottery retail locations.
The six-figure winners matched all five white ball numbers
drawn to win $1 million. One of the ticket holders purchased PowerPlay
for an extra $1, to have the $1 million Match 5 prize increased to $2 million.
An unprecedented 140,000 winning tickets were sold in the
Palmetto State totaling $5.3 million. These winners took home anywhere from $4
up to the $2 million prize.
Last night's winning Powerball® white ball numbers were 5,
16, 22, 23, 29 and red Powerball of 6.
The
South Carolina Education Lottery advises all players to sign the back of their
winning tickets. Players have 180 days from the date of the drawing to
claim prizes. For complete information on claiming prizes, visit
sceducationlottery.com.
Tickets sold in Arizona and
Missouri matched all six numbers to share the $579.9 million jackpot.
The
estimated Powerball® jackpot for Saturday, December 1, is $40 million.
Proceeds from every dollar spent
by players on the South Carolina Education Lottery are returned to the state in
the form of funding for education, prizes, retailer commissions, and payment to
contractors for goods and services.
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