Candy bar craving leads to lottery win for South Carolina man. ‘I almost passed out’
A man with a craving for candy stopped at a South Carolina store — and ended up with a sweet surprise.
The Spartanburg County man was picking up a candy bar when he bought a $10 lottery ticket “on a whim,” according to the S.C. Education Lottery. He later realized the ticket was worth $300,000.
“I about passed out,” the winner, who officials didn’t identify, said in a news release Monday.
The S.C. Education Lottery said the man won big after taking a trip to the Corner Mart in Landrum. The convenience store is near the North Carolina border roughly 25 miles northwest of Spartanburg.
While grabbing a candy bar, officials said, the winner tried his luck on the $300,000 Extra Play game. He beat 1-in-a-million odds — but almost forgot about his sweet treat.
“It kind of melted before I finally ate it,” the man said in the news release.
It’s not the first time a run to a store led to a big windfall.
In March, a North Carolina mother studying to become a nurse scored a prize-winning ticket during her coffee break, McClatchy News reported.
Months later, officials said a North Carolina college student won big after making a “last-minute” stop to the grocery store.
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This story was originally published February 2, 2021 at 11:25 AM with the headline "Candy bar craving leads to lottery win for South Carolina man. ‘I almost passed out’."
