Winning lottery ticket drawn near Seneca

Someone near Seneca won $100,000 in last night’s drawing by the South Carolina Education Lottery. The lucky Palmetto Cash 5 ticket was bought at the Murphy USA #6774 at 1634 Sandifer Blvd. in Seneca. The Palmetto Cash 5 ticket matched all five numbers drawn on Sunday, January 12, for a prize of $100,000. Had the ticket holder “Powered-Up” for an additional $1, the $100,000 top prize would have multiplied to $400,000. The winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim his or her prize. More than 3,800 ticket holders will win prizes from $1 up to $100,000 in last night’s Palmetto Cash 5 drawing. More than 2,600 of these spent an extra $1 to purchase the Power-Up multiplier and will have their winnings multiplied by four when claimed. The odds of winning $100,000 playing Palmetto Cash 5 are 1 in 501,942. Net 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.