One South Carolina man had an idea while watching a television show. He decided to buy a Powerball tickets and ended up winning $100,000.
After seeing an episode of The Man Who Would Not Be Named, the man decided to do an experiment. “Lottery Changed My Life”You can play the lottery for three years by spending $25 per week. According to the South Carolina Education Lottery.
“I didn’t even know how to play Powerball,”He laughed as he told lottery officials.
During his first week, the man won $500.
He won big on week 7.
He believed he had only matched 2 numbers in the drawing of May 28th. However, his wife saw that he had a Powerball Number. After looking again, he saw that five numbers corresponded to the drawing. He was one number shy of the jackpot.
His prize was increased from $50,000 to $100,000 after a “2”Officials stated that the multiplier was drawn when he added $1 for PowerPlay.
The man bought a car after he cashed in his winnings. He also continues to buy $25 worth of lottery tickets each week.
“I’m going to finish out the three months,”He won the lottery.
The Kwik Fill from which the man purchased his ticket was paid $1,000 for the sale of the winning ticket.
The chances of getting the red Powerball number and the four white ball numbers are 1 in 913,129.