Walterboro convenience store clerk picks winning ticket for customer
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Published: Mar. 1, 2023 at 5:05 PM EST
WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCSC) - A woman walked out of a convenience store with the winning $100,000 lottery ticket after letting the clerk at the store pick out the ticket.
The player was at the I-95 and 64 Shell on Bells Highway in Walterboro, according to a news release from the South Carolina Education Lottery.
She had an extra $5 and asked the clerk to print her a lottery ticket. The Palmetto Cash 5 ticket the clerk decided on won the customer the game’s top prize, the news release stated.
The customer is buying a new home with the winnings.
“It was wonderful,” the winner said.
The I-95 and 64 Shell on Bells Highway received a commission of $1,000 for selling the winning ticket.
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